ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Functionality of Silk Cocoon (
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- Comparative Analysis of Highly Purified Sericin and Waste-Derived Sericin: Implications for Biomedical Applications.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Silk Sericin-Based Electrospun Nanofibers Forming Films for Cosmetic Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Efficacy Evaluation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Polyurethane/silk fibroin-based electrospun membranes for wound healing and skin substitute applications.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2025Review
- Sericin coats of silk fibres, a degumming waste or future material?Materials today. Bio · 2024Article
- Sericin Protein: Structure, Properties, and Applications.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
- Development of Biodegradable Bioplastics with Sericin and Gelatin from Silk Cocoons and Fish Waste.Toxics · 2024Article
- Enhanced antioxidant, tyrosinase inhibition, and anti-inflammatory activities of Praeparatum mungo and three of its derivatives.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Relevant Properties and Potential Applications of Sericin in Bone Regeneration.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Review
- Sericin-Based Poly(Vinyl) Alcohol Relieves Plaque and Epidermal Lesions in Psoriasis; a Chance for Dressing Development in a Specific Area.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Silk Sericin: A Promising Sustainable Biomaterial for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications.Polymers · 2022Review
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Abstract
Sericin, a textile waste, can be used for antioxidant and skin-whitening purposes. The hydrothermal method of extracting sericin is more eco-friendly than are chemical and enzymatic methods. In this study, silk cocoons were cut into pieces and then subjected to hydrothermal extraction at three temperatures (160, 200, and 220 °C) to obtain sericin extracts (Sericin160, Sericin200, and Sericin220, respectively). Antioxidant activity and tyrosinase inhibition were measured to determine the extracts' effectiveness. Sericin220 was the strongest antioxidant, with total phenol content, total flavonoid content, and ferric reducing power of 62.19 ± 0.04 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dry weight, 0.07 ± 0.01 mg quercetin equivalent/g dry weight, and 181.49 ± 0.024 mg vitamin C equivalent/g dry weight, respectively. The half-maximal inhibitory concentrations for DPPH and ABTS free-radical scavenging ability were 6.41 ± 0.05 and 0.79 ± 0.37 mg/mL, respectively. Sericin220 also exhibited the highest tyrosinase inhibition activity (70.82 ± 4.1 mg vitamin C equivalent/g), indicating its whitening potential.
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