Identification of Archaeological Silk Proteins by MALDI and ESI Mass Spectrometry

摘要

1. Even more than 1000 years have passed since the coffin was made, we successfully detect the silk proteins in the Kyocho coffin excavated from the Kengoshi-zuka Tumulus in Nara by the methodology based on the mass spectrometry. 2. We also revealed that the silk cloth is made from the proteins originated from silkwormB. mori.