Aspects of X-ray diffraction on single spider fibers

被引:149
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作者
Riekel, C
Bränden, C
Craig, C
Ferrero, C
Heidelbach, F
Müller, M
机构
[1] European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, F-38043 Grenoble, France
[2] Karolinska Inst, Ctr Microbiol & Tumor Biol, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Harvard Univ, Museum Comparat Zool Labs, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
X-ray microdiffraction; synchrotron radiation; spider silk;
D O I
10.1016/S0141-8130(98)00084-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Diffraction patterns of silk from several spider species have been obtained by synchrotron radiation using a beam size greater than or equal to 10 mu m. Single fiber diffraction patterns were obtained for fiber diameters down to a few microns. Diffraction patterns recorded with a 10 mu m wide X-ray beam displayed fiber texture. The presence of two fractions of different crystallinity was confirmed for a single Nephila clavipes fiber. The orientation distribution of the polymer chains of the crystalline fraction along the fiber axis was found to be about 23 degrees full-width at half maximum (fwhm). The azimuthal spread of the short-range order fraction was about 86 degrees fwhm. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:179 / 186
页数:8
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