STUDIES ON SOYBEAN PROTEIN FIBERS (2)

Fibers from Soybean Protein and Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Bicomponent fibers were wet-spun from soybean protein and poly(vinyl alcohol). The protein core of the spun bicomponent fiber was brittle and showed a high frequency of core breakage upon drawing. Our effort was then to study the soybean protein solution, with the aim of trying to understand the cause for fiber brittleness and to determine the optimum solution conditions for fiber spinning. The...

Inactivation studies on the soybean hemagglutinin.

Previous studies from this laboratory have described some of the physical (l), chemical (2, 3), and immunological (4) properties of the soybean hemagglutinin (SBH)l which is responsible in part for the poor nutritive value of unheated soybean meal (5). Since the destruction of this protein has obvious practical implications in the field of animal nutrition, a comprehensive study has been made o...

The Myofilament Lattice: Studies on Isolated Fibers

The effects of osmotic concentration, ionic strength, and pH on the myofilament lattice spacing of intact and skinned single fibers from the walking leg of crayfish (Orconectes) were determined by electron microscopy and low-angle X-ray diffraction. Sarcomere lengths were determined by light diffraction. It is demonstrated that the interfilament spacing in the intact fiber is a function of the ...

Studies on the Preparation and Characterisation of Protein Hydrolysates from Groundnut and Soybean Isolates

Templated biomineralization on self-assembled protein fibers.

Biological mineralization of tissues in living organisms relies on proteins that preferentially nucleate minerals and control their growth. This process is often referred to as "templating," but this term has become generic, denoting various proposed mineral-organic interactions including both chemical and structural affinities. Here, we present an approach using self-assembled networks of elas...