Authors : S.V. Ghonmode
Page Nos : 34-37
Description :
Silk consists of two types of proteins, silk fibroin and Sericin. Sericin possess nearly about 20-30 % of total cocoon weight. It has sevral uses in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics such as, wound healing, bioadhesive moisturizing, antiwrinkle and antiaging.
Keywords: Silk, Silk proteins, Sericin.
