Spectral analysis has a very high sensitivity and accuracy, widely used in qualitative and quantitative analysis of textile fibers. This paper described the mechanism of spectroscopy in qualitative identification of textile fibers. Then it gave a systematic review and summary on the research of qualitative or quantitative analysis of textile fibers. It discussed the mechanism of spectroscopy in...

The structure-activity relationship of eclosion hormone from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, was analyzed. First, the probable active residues in silkworm eclosion hormone and also tobacco hornworm eclosion hormone were predicted by the average distance map method. To examine the contributions of those residues to the activity of silkworm eclosion hormone, Gly-substituted mutants for those predicted...

Sexually dimorphic neural circuits are essential for reproductive behaviour. The molecular basis of sexual dimorphism in the silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) brain, however, is unclear. We conducted cDNA subtraction screening and identified nervous wreck (Bmnwk), a synaptic growth regulatory gene, whose expression is higher in the male brain than in the female brain of the silkworm. Bmnwk was prefer...

the impact of pgf2? on total proteins, free amino acids and the amino transferases in the gonads of silkworm, bombyx mori l. were investigated in the present experiment. the effect of pgf2? resulted in increase in the total protein and free amino acid contents in the gonads of silkworm larvae indicating improved structural and dynamic levels of organization. the enhanced activity levels of amin...

One of the most economic exploitation, widely cultivated, and financially viable non-mulberry silkworms is eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini). The feeds that consume have a significant impact on their yield silk production. A study was conducted to assess growth characteristics eco races in circumstances western region Tamil Nadu. Central Muga Eri Research Institute Jorhat, Assam provided silkwor...

In response to the successful use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the treatment of various diseases, systems for expressing recombinant mAbs using transgenic animals or plants have been widely developed. The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a highly domesticated insect that has recently been used for the production of recombinant proteins. Because of their cost-effective breeding and relatively eas...

Silkworm has great potential as production system of recombinant mammalian proteins. When the protein products are used for medical purpose, it is required to reduce the risk of an allergy, the content of core alpha 1,3-fucosyl residue attached to the N-glycan of proteins, for example. We isolated the gene of an enzyme responsible for the transfer of core alpha 1,3-fucosyl residue, core alpha 1...

Bombyx mori macula-like virus (BmMLV) is a positive, single-stranded insect RNA virus that is closely related to plant maculaviruses. BmMLV is currently characterized as an unclassified maculavirus. BmMLV accumulates at extremely high levels in cell lines derived from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, but it does not lead to lethality and establishes persistent infections. It is unknown how this insec...

Alternative splicing and trans-splicing events have not been systematically studied in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Here, the silkworm transcriptome was analyzed by RNA-seq. We identified 320 novel genes, modified 1140 gene models, and found thousands of alternative splicing and 58 trans-splicing events. Studies of three SR proteins show that both their alternative splicing patterns and mRNA produ...