The Molecular Architecture for the Intermediate Filaments of Hard α-Keratin Based on the Superlattice Data Obtained from a Study of Mammals Using Synchrotron Fibre Diffraction

Table 1

Number of orders present for each of the two infinite lattices.

Sample	Number of orders
	46.7 nm	62.6
Alpaca wool	42	58
Baboon hair	50	72
Cat whisker	114	155
Cat fur	42	58
Cow hair	118	158
Dog hair	43	59
Echidna quill	41	54
Elephant fine hair	40	55
Elephant coarse hair	40	54
Goat beard	40	54
Goat hair	39	54
Horse hair	115	153
Horse hoof	39	54
Human hair	50	72
Red kangaroo hair	42	57
White kangaroo hair	42	56
Koala hair	40	54
Lincoln wool	40	55
Orangutan	39	53
Pig hair	39	57
Porcupine quill	40	54
Rhinoceros	114	154
Rock wallaby	44	58