Abstract
Wool was treated with alkalis at various temperatures, and fractionation into α‐, β‐ and γ‐keratoses was used to detect crosslinking. At low temperatures crosslinking occurs to a small extent in the fractions of the wool usually isolated as γ‐keratose. At higher temperatures more reaction occurs in that fraction of wool usually isolated as α‐keratose. This latter reaction is concurrent with breakdown of the crystalline structure of the fibre. Analyses of the wool and its fractions indicate that lysinoalanine is formed as a crosslink.
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