Hafiz Muhammad Tahir*, Palwasha Jabeen, Chand Raza, Shaukat Ali
...e up of an inner core of fibroin and outer layer of sericin protein. After the removal of sericin, silk is non-immunogenic and non-allergic. It is a renowned biomaterial due to its biocompatible nature. Silk proteins have been found to possess antibacterial properties and application in culturing tissues including skin, bone, cartilage and nerves. Sericin has been hailed to have antitumor activity and has also been widely used in different cosmetics. The major...
Naila Shahzadi1, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir1*, Shaukat Ali1, Muhammad Farooq Bhatti2, Azizullah1, Shafaat Yar Khan3, Abdul Khaliq4
...h, shell weight, denier, fibroin and sericin contents) and biological traits (fresh weight of each larva, silk gland, pupa and moth) of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) have been enhanced with natural food supplements. The current review highlights details about the overview of sericulture, constrains of sericulture industry being faced by local farmers in Pakistan and impact of natural food supplements on silkworms growth and cocoon yield.&n...
Naila Shahzadi1, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir1*, Azizullah1, Muhamamd Farooq Bhatti2, Shaukat Ali1, Muhamamd Summer1 and Farman Ahmad Chaudhary3
...5.58m) and percentage of fibroin (85.57 ± 0.28) (with less percentage of sericin (18.61 ± 0.28%). Furthermore, lowest (finer) denier (1.82 ± 0.07) was recorded in G2 larval group fed with 5% sericin. It is concluded from this study that 3% honey and 5% sericin (solitary) have constructive effect on the biological and economical traits of B. mori.
Novelty Statement | The study is first of its kind of ana...
Muhammad Farooq Bhatti1, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir1*, Aamir Ali1, Hooria Ashraf Khan1, Rabia Fajar Ali2, Ayesha Muzamil1, Fariha Munir3, Fatima Ijaz1, Rizwan Khurshid3
...gth and width as well as fibroin content of larvae of the Chinese race were significantly higher as compared to Pakistani and Bulgarian races. It is concluded that the Chinese silkworm showed better adaptation and produced a high yield in the local climatic conditions of Pakistan.
Novelty Statement | Sericulture is a declining cottage industry. One of the major limitation faced by the farm...
