The Amino Acid Composition of Keratins I. the Amino Acid Analysis of Merino 64?s Quality Virgin Wool

Abstract

The ion exchange chromatographic technique of Moore and Stein (1951) has been used to estimate the amino acids in an aCid hydrolysate of merino 64's quality virgin wool. A complete analysis of one sample of this wool is summarized in Table 3 together with figures for the carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, and ash contents. With the exception of the glycine analyses the results confirm the figures previously accepted as reliable for wool.