Publications by authors named "Jae Yu Moon"
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- This text discusses the cloning and characterization of a cDNA for a storage protein called AgeHex from the mulberry longicorn beetle, which consists of 2,160 base pairs and encodes a protein of 720 amino acids.
- AgeHex shows a significant resemblance to a similar protein in the mealworm beetle, indicating closer evolutionary relationships among certain storage proteins in insects.
- Analyses confirm that AgeHex is produced specifically in the fat body of the beetle and exists as a single copy in its genome, with further expression validated through various genetic techniques.
Silk sericin (SS) possessing moisture-retaining property was reacted with activated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to obtain self-assembled SS nanoparticles. The aliphatic and aromatic hydroxyl groups of serine and tyrosine residues as the reaction sites in SS were clarified by amino acid analysis and 1H NMR spectroscopy, respectively. From IR and circular dichroism (CD) measurements, introduction of PEG into SS induced the conformational change from random coil to beta-sheet.
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