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Sericin

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Sericin is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.

Sericin (Wikipedia)
Not to be confused with Ceresin.

Sericin is a protein created by Bombyx mori (silkworms) in the production of silk. Silk is a fibre produced by the silkworm in production of its cocoon. It consists mainly of two proteins, fibroin and sericin. Silk consists of 70–80% fibroin and 20–30% sericin; fibroin being the structural center of the silk, and sericin being the gum coating the fibres and allowing them to stick to each other.

Sericin 1
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OrganismBombyx mori
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UniProtP07856
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Sericin 2
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OrganismBombyx mori
Symbolser2
UniProtD2WL77
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Sericin 3
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OrganismBombyx mori
Symbolser3
UniProtA8CEQ1
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