Abstract
The crystalline fraction of silk fibroin (Fcp) was obtained from the aqueous solution of silk fibroin hydrolyzed by $\alpha$-chymotrypsin. The molecular weight of Fcp was found approximately 7000 by using high speed GPC. On the other hand, a high molecular weight of PIFcp product could be obtained by the reverse reaction of enzymatic proteolysis of Fcp precipitates. Some parts of this PIFcp have the molecular weights of approximately 17000 and 24000. As a result of x-ray diffraction analysis, the crystal structure of Fcp and PIFcp was turned out silk-II type and silk-I type, respectively. Upon the reverse reaction of enzymatic protelysis, the structural transition occured from silk-II type to silk-I type crystal for the most of Fcp precipitates. It was confirmed that PIFcp might be somewhat stable crystal structure of silk-I type according to the thermal analysis as well as x-ray diffraction method.
분자량 약 7000의 Fcp는 효소분해역반응을 이용하는 것에 의해 분자량 약 17000과 약 24000까지 고분자량화된 PIFcp가 얻어졌다. 또, 효소분해의 역반응에 의해 고분자량화되는 것은 일부의 Fcp이며 Silk II형결정으로부터 Silk I형결정으로 전이하는 것은 대부분의 Fcp에서 나타났다. 이 PIFcp는 X선회절과 시차열분석(DTA)의 결과로부터 어느정도 안정한 Silk I형의 결정구조를 가지는 것이 확인되었다.