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Record 1 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Wool fibers are composed of the protein keratin ... It is generally agree that alpha keratin (unstretched form) takes the form of a helical structure with both intra and inter chain bonding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière
CONT

La kératine alpha constituant principal [...] de la laine se caractérise [...] par une grande résistance aux agressions extérieures découlant [...] de sa structure. Celle-ci est fondée sur des molécules à base de super-enroulements alpha-hélicoïdaux dont l'agencement encore mal connu conduit à une microfibrille de 80 Å de diamètre environ.

Spanish

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