期刊
POLYMERS
卷 15, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15163383
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silk fibroin; degumming; neutral protease; molecular weight
In this study, four neutral proteases were used to remove sericin from silk and their effect on the molecular weight (MW) of regenerated silk fibroin was analyzed. The results showed that all four proteases could efficiently remove sericin from silk, with bromelain causing the least damage to silk fibroin. The MW of regenerated silk fibroin was significantly higher when using neutral protease degumming compared to Na2CO3 degumming.
Removing sericin from the periphery of silk without damage to silk fibroin (SF) to obtain high-molecular-weight SF is a major challenge in the field of SF-based biomaterials. In this study, four neutral proteases, subtilisin, trypsin, bromelain and papain, were used to degum silk, and the degumming efficiency of the proteases and their influence on the molecular weight (MW) of regenerated silk fibroin were studied. The results indicated that all four neutral proteases could remove sericin from silk almost completely, and they caused less damage to SF fibers than Na2CO3 degumming did. The degumming efficiency of trypsin and papain was strong, but they caused relatively high damage to SF, whereas bromelain caused the least damage. The results of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, gel permeation chromatography and shear viscosity showed that the MWs of regenerated SF derived from neutral protease degumming were significantly higher than that of SF derived from Na2CO3 degumming. The MW of regenerated SF derived from bromelain degumming was the highest, while the MWs of regenerated SF derived from papain and trypsin degumming were relatively low. This study provides an efficient and environmentally friendly biological degumming method for obtaining high-molecular-weight silk fibroin.
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