Peroxidase-catalysed interfacial adhesion of aquatic caddisworm silk
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Peroxidase-catalysed interfacial adhesion of aquatic caddisworm silk.
Casemaker caddisfly (Hesperophylax occidentalis) larvae use adhesive silk fibres to construct protective shelters under water. The silk comprises a distinct peripheral coating on a viscoelastic fibre core. Caddisworm silk peroxinectin (csPxt), a haem-peroxidase, was shown to be glycosylated by lectin affinity chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Using high-resolution H2O2 and peroxidase...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2015.0710