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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > beta-Keratins
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > beta-Keratins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > beta-Keratins
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > beta-Keratins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Keratins > beta-Keratins

Preferred term

beta-Keratins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Keratins that form into a beta-pleated sheet structure. They are principle constituents of the corneous material of the carapace and plastron of turtles, the epidermis of snakes and the feathers of birds.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • beta-Keratin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WH9Z6S7V-1

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