Table 1 Amino acid composition of sericin
Amino acid | Amount (%) |
|---|---|
Serine (Ser) | 33.63 |
Aspartic acid (Asp) | 15.64 |
Glycine (Gly) | 15.03 |
Threonine (Thr) | 8.16 |
Glutamic acid (Glu) | 4.61 |
Alanine (Ala) | 4.10 |
Tyrosine (Tyr) | 3.45 |
Methionine (Met) | 3.39 |
Valine (Val) | 2.88 |
Arginine (Arg) | 2.87 |
Lysine (Lys) | 2.35 |
Histidine (His) | 1.06 |
Leucine (Leu) | 1.00 |
Isoleucine (Ile) | 0.56 |
Proline (Pro) | 0.54 |
Cysteine (Cys) | 0.44 |
Phenylalanine (Phe) | 0.28 |