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keratin
Fingernails (and hair and horns) are made of keratin, a tough insoluble protein.
Both keratin and collagen are biological structural elements, They are proteins that provide special properties combining strength and stability to the cells. These proteins are largely insoluble in water and generally elongated.
One example of a protein that is insoluble in water is collagen, which is a structural protein found in connective tissues such as skin, tendons, and bones. Collagen's insolubility in water is due to its triple helix structure and the presence of hydrophobic amino acid residues in its composition.
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keratin
Fingernails (and hair and horns) are made of keratin, a tough insoluble protein.
one of protein classes, it contain polypeptide chains that are organized approximately parallel along a single axis.Fibrous protein was a long fibers(large sheets), insoluble in water, also insoluble in dilute salt solutions, it strong, and important in nature.such as eg is keratin : hair and woolandcollagen of connective tissues : cartilage , skin and so on
Nails are made of up the protein called keratin, which is a tough and insoluble structual protein. It is basically dead skin cells.
one of protein classes, it contain polypeptide chains that are organized approximately parallel along a single axis.Fibrous protein was a long fibers(large sheets), insoluble in water, also insoluble in dilute salt solutions, it strong, and important in nature.such as eg is keratin : hair and woolandcollagen of connective tissues : cartilage , skin and so on
Both keratin and collagen are biological structural elements, They are proteins that provide special properties combining strength and stability to the cells. These proteins are largely insoluble in water and generally elongated.
That's like asking "How do you lubricate grease without lubricant?" Keratin isn't a verb, so you can't do that to anything. Hair is keratin, so if you could keratin something you wouldn't need to keratin keratin. Quit worrying about your hair and worry about more important things. Proper and precise communication would be helpful in your life.
No, keratin is protein No, keratin is protein
One example of a protein that is insoluble in water is collagen, which is a structural protein found in connective tissues such as skin, tendons, and bones. Collagen's insolubility in water is due to its triple helix structure and the presence of hydrophobic amino acid residues in its composition.
Hair is made of a type of protein called keratin. Keratin varies in exact composition and structure from species to species, but generally it contains large amounts of glycine, alanine, and cysteine. Cysteine is the one we're concerned about, because it contains a sulfur on the end of the side chain which can link up with the sulfur on another cysteine to form a disulfide bridge. These disulfide bridges help make keratin quite strong and insoluble in water.
Keratin is a tough, fibrous protein. There are two types of keratin: alpha- and beta-keratin. Alpha-keratin is softer and is found only in mammals.