Contribution to the biochemical characterization of the silk and structure characterization of the cocoons of the horse chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
2011
Hnevsova, V., Gymnasium, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) | Kodrik, D., Akademie Ved, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic). Entomologicky Ustav | Weyda, F., Akademie Ved, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic). Entomologicky Ustav
This study of the proteins in the silk of the summer and winter cocoons of the horse chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella revealed they can inhibit protease activity. The inhibitory activity of the summer silk was higher against both the fungal proteinase K and bacterial subtilisin than that of the winter silk. The winter silk was more effective in inhibiting proteinase K than subtilisin. Further, it was demonstrated that some of the silk proteins are glycosylated probably by mannose carbohydrates. An electron microscopy study of the cocoons revealed the presence of silk fibres with different diameters in some pupal chambers.
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