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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Silk
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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Silk
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Arthropod Proteins > Silk

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Silk  

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Scope note

  • A continuous protein fiber consisting primarily of FIBROINS. It is synthesized by a variety of INSECTS and ARACHNIDS.

History note

  • 2005; use SILK (NM) 1980 -2004

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