A Novel Purification Procedure for Keratin-Associated Proteins and Keratin from Human Hair

    January 2013 in “ Journal of Biological Macromolecules ”
    Toshihiro Fujii, Shunsuke Takayama, Yumiko Ito
    Studysummary This study proposes a new method to selectively isolate keratin-associated proteins and keratin from human hair, suggesting that KAPs may support keratin fibers in hair structure.
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