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)
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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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| Symbol | ser1 | ||||||
| UniProt | P07856 | ||||||
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| Sericin 2 | |||||||
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| Symbol | ser2 | ||||||
| UniProt | D2WL77 | ||||||
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| Sericin 3 | |||||||
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| Symbol | ser3 | ||||||
| UniProt | A8CEQ1 | ||||||
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