Evaluating the antioxidant effects of human hair protein extracts

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Lai, Hui Ying, Wang, Shuai, Singh, Vaishali, Nguyen, Luong T. H., Ng, Kee Woei
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2022
• الموضوعات: Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; Keratin; Keratin Associated Proteins; Antioxidant; Biomaterial; Human Hair; Fibroblast
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155073

The intrinsically high cysteine content in human hair keratins and keratin associated proteins confer hair its outstanding mechanical strength through the formation of strong intermolecular disulfide bonds. In addition, these proteins offer the potential to be exploited as potent antioxidants. This...