Omics for Precious Rare Biosamples: Characterization of Ancient Human Hair by a Proteomic Approach

June 2017 in “ Omics ”

Margaux Fresnais, Pascale Richardin, Marcela Sepúlveda, Emmanuelle Leize‐Wagner, Armelle Charrié-Duhaut

proteomic approach keratins nanoLC-MS/MS hair proteins archeological hair sample protein preservation proteomics keratin nano liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry hair protein ancient hair

Studysummary This study developed a new proteomic method to identify and assess ancient hair proteins using only small amounts of sample, providing insights into hair protein alteration processes over time.

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