Table of Contents

Silk Fibroin Proteins: Structure, Function, and Evolution (R.
Lewis).
Biology and Technology of Silk Production (F. Vollrath & D.
Knight).


Fibrous Proteins from Recombinant Microorganisms (S.
Fahnestock).


Spider Silk Proteins from Transgenic Plants (J. Scheller &
U. Conrad).


High-toughness Spider Silk Fibers Spun from Soluble Recombinant
Silk Produced in Mammalian Cells (C. Karatzas, et al.).


Collagens and Gelatins (B. Brodsky, et al.).


Wool from Animal Sources (H. Zahn, et al.).


Sweet-tasting Proteins (I. Faus & H. Sisniega).


Structure, Function, and Evolution of Vicilin Legumin Seed
Storage Proteins (J. Dunwell).


Heavy Metal-binding Proteins and Peptides (S. Clémens,
et al.).


Biomineralizing Proteins with Emphasis on
Invertebrate-mineralized Structures (L. Treccani, et
al.).


Protein Composites: Biominerals (A. Veis).


Extra-Organismic Adhesive Proteins (J. Lucas, et
al.).


Adhesives, Coatings, and Bioplastics from Protein Sources (C.
Vaz, et al.).


Self-assembling Protein Cage Systems and Applications in
Nanotechnology (T. Douglas, et al.).


The Crystallization Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Viruses for
X-ray Diffraction Analysis (A. McPherson, et al.).


Role of Nucleic Acid and Protein Manipulation Technologies in
High-throughput Structural Biology Efforts (D. Aceti, et
al.).


Index.


 


 

About the Author

Stephen R. Fahnestock is the editor of Biopolymers: Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Applications, Volume 8, Polyamides and Complex Proteinaceous Materials II , published by Wiley. Alexander Steinbuchel is the editor of Biopolymers: Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Applications, Volume 8, Polyamides and Complex Proteinaceous Materials II , published by Wiley.

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