| abstract |
The present invention provides novel polypeptides and compositions having high affinity for keratin or keratin-containing substances such as skin, nails or hair and / or mucous membranes and / or teeth. A composition comprising at least one hydrophobin polypeptide sequence (i) shown below. X n -C 1 -X 1-50 -C 2 -X 0-5 -C 3 -X p -C 4 -X 1-100 -C 5 -X 1-50 -C 6 -X 0-5 -C 7 -X 1-50 -C 8 -X m (I) [wherein X may be any of the 20 natural amino acids, the variable of X indicates the number of amino acids, and the variables n and m are , C is a cysteine, alanine, serine, glycine, methionine or threonine, and at least four of the residues specified by C are cysteine] [Selection figure] None |