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SILK PROTEIN [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protein fibre
1, record 1, English, protein%20fibre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- protein fiber 2, record 1, English, protein%20fiber
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silk, wool, fur, and feathers are all examples of... protein fibers... By and large, protein fibers tend to feature good absorbency, making them good for cool climates. They also conduct electricity away from the body while retaining body heat, shrink easily, and are heavily affected by heat. 2, record 1, English, - protein%20fibre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibre protéique
1, record 1, French, fibre%20prot%C3%A9ique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fibre protéinique 2, record 1, French, fibre%20prot%C3%A9inique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fibre d'origine animale ou chimique constituée de protéines. 3, record 1, French, - fibre%20prot%C3%A9ique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La soie et la laine sont des fibres protéiniques composées de divers acides aminés. 2, record 1, French, - fibre%20prot%C3%A9ique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industrias textiles
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibra proteínica
1, record 1, Spanish, fibra%20prote%C3%ADnica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Silk (Textiles)
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fibroin
1, record 2, English, fibroin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A principal organic constituent of raw silk, which is classed as a protein composed of several amino acids. 2, record 2, English, - fibroin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fibroin has been widely used to produce materials for medical applications. ... Typically, the fibroin is extracted from the silkworm cocoon by removal of sericin ... and is then purified ... The relative ease with which silk proteins can be processed in water or various solvents to form gels, fibers, or sponges with different chemical functionalization, together with their excellent biocompatibility, enzymatic degradability, and mechanical resilience, make these proteins interesting candidates for many biomedical applications ... 3, record 2, English, - fibroin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Soieries
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fibroïne
1, record 2, French, fibro%C3%AFne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protéine sécrétée par le ver à soie, qui durcit à l'air, et constitue la fibre de soie. 2, record 2, French, - fibro%C3%AFne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La caractéristique la plus importante de la fibroïne est sa teneur élevée en acides aminés carboxyliques simples tels que la glycine, l'alanine et la sérine. 2, record 2, French, - fibro%C3%AFne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Sedería
- Biotecnología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibroína
1, record 2, Spanish, fibro%C3%ADna
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Technical Textiles
- Synthetic Fabrics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- milk fiber
1, record 3, English, milk%20fiber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- casein fibre 2, record 3, English, casein%20fibre
correct
- casein fiber 2, record 3, English, casein%20fiber
correct
- milk protein fibre 2, record 3, English, milk%20protein%20fibre
correct
- milk protein fiber 2, record 3, English, milk%20protein%20fiber
correct
- milk casein fiber 3, record 3, English, milk%20casein%20fiber
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Milk fiber is derived from casein(milk protein). [It] is part of regenerated protein fibers, i. e. artificial fibers produced from non-fibrous proteins of animal or vegetable origin(in this case casein), reconfigured in fibrous form to simulate wool or silk. 4, record 3, English, - milk%20fiber
Record 3, Key term(s)
- milk fibre
- milk casein fibre
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Textiles techniques
- Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fibre de lait
1, record 3, French, fibre%20de%20lait
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fibre de protéine de lait 2, record 3, French, fibre%20de%20prot%C3%A9ine%20de%20lait
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- silk fibroin
1, record 4, English, silk%20fibroin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Protein :Silk fibroin(crystalline form silk i poly(ala-gly] from silkworm(Bombyx mori) ;... Non-protein, PDB. 1, record 4, English, - silk%20fibroin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fibroïne
1, record 4, French, fibro%C3%AFne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biomatériau à base de soie. Au Japon, le National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES) étudie l'application de la soie à la fabrication de revêtements exploitables dans les industries de la maroquinerie et de l'ameublement [...] ses chercheurs viennent de mettre au point un procédé ouvrant la voie à l'incorporation de la soie dans des matériaux synthétiques. La méthode en elle-même semble assez simple. Un traitement alcalin contribue dans un premier temps à réduire la résistance des filaments de soie d'un facteur 50 à 100. Les filaments sont ensuite réduits en poudre et l'on obtient ainsi des particules de fibroïne, une protéine fibrillaire de la soie [...] 1, record 4, French, - fibro%C3%AFne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-04-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
- Mammals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- breed early, lactate early
1, record 5, English, breed%20early%2C%20lactate%20early
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- BELE 2, record 5, English, BELE
correct, trademark
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The success of this cell-based prototype system has encouraged Nexia to continue the scale up of manufacturing spider silk protein within its transgenic BELE(Breed Early, Lactate Early) goat system. 3, record 5, English, - breed%20early%2C%20lactate%20early
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BELE goats are year-round breeder ... Males are sexually active as early as 3 mo, and females are fertile at 3 to 6 mo. This early maturity compresses the generation interval required to generate a production herd. As a result, when using the BELE goat system, the recombinant protein of interest, purified from the milk, is available sooner. 4, record 5, English, - breed%20early%2C%20lactate%20early
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
BELE goat, goat model, goat system, system. 4, record 5, English, - breed%20early%2C%20lactate%20early
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
- Mammifères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- reproduction précoce, lactation précoce
1, record 5, French, reproduction%20pr%C3%A9coce%2C%20lactation%20pr%C3%A9coce
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- BELE 2, record 5, French, BELE
correct, trademark
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le défi des chèvres-araignées [...] La chèvre s'avérant moins chère à l'élevage qu'une vache, Nexia a sélectionné une race particulière (BELE : Breed early lactate early : reproduction précoce lactation précoce) et a fait naître, voilà un an, Webster et Peter, les premières chèvres transgéniques produisant dans leur lait de la soie de trame d'araignée. Les applications vont des dispositifs médicaux de fermetures de plaies aux prothèses des ligaments, en passant par des fibres industrielles et les gilets pare-balles [...] 3, record 5, French, - reproduction%20pr%C3%A9coce%2C%20lactation%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Chèvre BELE, technique BELE. 4, record 5, French, - reproduction%20pr%C3%A9coce%2C%20lactation%20pr%C3%A9coce
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-04-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Biotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- spider goat
1, record 6, English, spider%20goat
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- spider-goat 2, record 6, English, spider%2Dgoat
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scientists engineer "spider" goat... Scientists at a Montreal firm have engineered a goat that has a spider's gene to make it produce super-strong spider silk in its milk. Nexia Biotechnologies Inc says production of the silk itself is set to start before the end of this year. When a "spider goat" lactates, the silk protein is extracted from its milk and turned into filament to be spun into fibre. The light but extremely strong material has applications in the medical, aerodynamic and engineering industries. 1, record 6, English, - spider%20goat
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Biotechnologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chèvre-araignée
1, record 6, French, ch%C3%A8vre%2Daraign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le défi des chèvres-araignées [...] La chèvre s'avérant moins chère à l'élevage qu'une vache, Nexia a sélectionné une race particulière (BELE : Breed early lactate early : reproduction précoce lactation précoce) et a fait naître, voilà un an, Webster et Peter, les premières chèvres transgéniques produisant dans leur lait de la soie de trame d'araignée. Les applications vont des dispositifs médicaux de fermetures de plaies aux prothèses des ligaments, en passant par des fibres industrielles et les gilets pare-balles [...] 1, record 6, French, - ch%C3%A8vre%2Daraign%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-03-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Biotechnology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- silk protein
1, record 7, English, silk%20protein
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scientists engineer "spider" goat... Scientists at a Montreal firm have engineered a goat that has a spider's gene to make it produce super-strong spider silk in its milk. Nexia Biotechnologies Inc says production of the silk itself is set to start before the end of this year. When a "spider goat" lactates, the silk protein is extracted from its milk and turned into filament to be spun into fibre. The light but extremely strong material has applications in the medical, aerodynamic and engineering industries. 1, record 7, English, - silk%20protein
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Biotechnologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- protéine de soie
1, record 7, French, prot%C3%A9ine%20de%20soie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chèvre s'avérant moins chère à l'élevage qu'une vache, Nexia a sélectionné une race particulière (BELE : Breed early lactate early : reproduction précoce lactation précoce) et a fait naître, voilà un an, Webster et Peter, les premières chèvres transgéniques produisant dans leur lait de la soie de trame d'araignée. Les applications vont des dispositifs médicaux de fermetures de plaies aux prothèses des ligaments, en passant par des fibres industrielles et les gilets pare-balles [...] 1, record 7, French, - prot%C3%A9ine%20de%20soie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-03-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Biotechnology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- spider silk
1, record 8, English, spider%20silk
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scientists engineer "spider" goat... Scientists at a Montreal firm have engineered a goat that has a spider's gene to make it produce super-strong spider silk in its milk. Nexia Biotechnologies Inc says production of the silk itself is set to start before the end of this year. When a "spider goat" lactates, the silk protein is extracted from its milk and turned into filament to be spun into fibre. The light but extremely strong material has applications in the medical, aerodynamic and engineering industries. 1, record 8, English, - spider%20silk
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Biotechnologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- soie d'araignée
1, record 8, French, soie%20d%27araign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chèvre s'avérant moins chère à l'élevage qu'une vache, Nexia a sélectionné une race particulière (BELE : Breed early lactate early : reproduction précoce lactation précoce) et a fait naître, voilà un an, Webster et Peter, les premières chèvres transgéniques produisant dans leur lait de la soie de trame d'araignée. Les applications vont des dispositifs médicaux de fermetures de plaies aux prothèses des ligaments, en passant par des fibres industrielles et les gilets pare-balles [...] 1, record 8, French, - soie%20d%27araign%C3%A9e
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-11-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Silk (Textiles)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- ardassine
1, record 9, English, ardassine
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- ardassin 1, record 9, English, ardassin
correct
- pearl silk 2, record 9, English, pearl%20silk
correct
- ablaque 3, record 9, English, ablaque
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ardass. ... ardasse ... ardan raw silk. A very fine sort of Persian silk. Hence ardassine, a fabric from this silk ... Ardas Silk ... Silk Raw: Ardass, Sherbassee, etc. 1, record 9, English, - ardassine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Product list yarn: Yarn is sold by the skein, by the cone and by the mini-cone. ... They offer rug wool, merino wool, wool-silk, cotton-linen, carpet warp, alpaca, pearl cotton, chenilles, pearl silk, mohair, wool & rayon. 4, record 9, English, - ardassine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... She wore a narrow gown of pearl silk ... . 5, record 9, English, - ardassine
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Silk is radiant and lustrous. Like a fine pearl, silk is composed of layers of protein built up to give it a pearly sheen. 6, record 9, English, - ardassine
Record 9, Key term(s)
- ablack
- adassine
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Soieries
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- ardassine
1, record 9, French, ardassine
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- ablaque 1, record 9, French, ablaque
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ardassine. Soie Perse la plus estimée et la plus fine. (On la nomme aussi ablaque.) 1, record 9, French, - ardassine
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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