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Keratins and lipids in ethnic hair
Cruz, Célia F.; Fernandes, Margarida M.; Gomes, Andreia; Coderch, L.; Martí, M.; Méndez, Sandra; Gales, Luís; Azoia, Nuno G.; Shimanovich, UlyanaHuman hair has an important and undeniable relevance in society due to its important role in visual appearance and social communication. Hair is mainly composed of structural proteins, mainly keratin and keratin associated proteins, and lipids. Herein, we report a comprehensive study of the content and distribution of the lipids among ethnic hair, African, Asian and Caucasian hair. More interestingly, we also r...
Potential of human γD-crystallin for hair damage repair : insights into the mec...
Ribeiro, Artur J.; Matamá, Maria Teresa; Cruz, Célia F.; Gomes, A. C.; Paulo, Artur CavacoThe objective of this work was to develop a new strategy to physically ‘repair’ chemically damaged hair. Hence the human eye γD-crystallin, a protein from the superfamily characterized structurally by the Greek key motif, was studied. The human γD-crystallin was chosen based on the ability of proteins belonging to this superfamily to be involved in the coating of specific structures. Two crystallins were used o...
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