Table 1.
Amino acid contents of water-extract sericin.
| Amino acids | Contents (% w/w) |
|---|---|
| Aspartic acid (Asp) | 16.5 |
| Threonine (Thr) | 9.8 |
| Serine (Ser) | 26.0 |
| Glutamate (Glu) | 5.0 |
| Proline (Pro) | 1.5 |
| Glycine (Gly) | 9.1 |
| Alanine (Ala) | 3.6 |
| Cysteine (Cys) | 0.3 |
| Valine (Val) | 4.2 |
| Methionine (Met) | 1.2 |
| Isoleucine (Ile) | 1.9 |
| Leucine (Leu) | 2.8 |
| Tyrosine (Tyr) | 6.3 |
| Phenylalanine (Phe) | 1.7 |
| Lysine (Lys) | 3.6 |
| Histidine (His) | 1.4 |
| Arginine (Arg) | 5.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |