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fibroin [Brit ˈfʌɪbrəʊɪn, Am ˈfaɪbrəwən] N

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The silk is a protein, fibroin, that was cemented in place by the use of gum, another protein, sericin. en.wikipedia.org

Silk in its raw state consists of two main proteins, sericin and fibroin, with a glue-like layer of sericin coating two singular filaments of fibroin called brins. en.wikipedia.org

The silk is a protein called fibroin and it was cemented in place by the use of a gum, another protein called sericin. en.wikipedia.org

The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. en.wikipedia.org

Silk fibroin, considered a -keratin, can have these two as 7580% of the total, with 1015% serine, with the rest having bulky side groups. en.wikipedia.org

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