Sericin based nanoformulations: a comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials.

Main body

Sericin (SER) is a protein mainly composed of glycine, serine, aspartic acid, and threonine amino acids removed from the silkworm cocoon (particularly Bombyx mori and other species). SER is a biocompatible material with economic viability, which can be easily functionalized due to its potential crosslink reactions. Also, SER has inherent biological properties, which makes possible its use as a component of pharmaceutical formulations with several biomedical applications, such as anti-tumor, antimicrobials, antioxidants and as scaffolds for tissue repair as well as participating in molecular mechanisms at

SUBMITTER: Das G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821414 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature