Polycationic peptides from diatom biosilica that direct silica nanosphere formation

Science

Volumn 286, Issue 5442, 1999, Pages 1129-1132

  Kröger, Nils ^a   Deutzmann, Rainer ^a   Sumper, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSINE DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; POLYCATION; SILAFFIN; SILICIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DIATOM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; DIATOMS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYSINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PRECIPITATION; PROPYLAMINES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SILICIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

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EID: 0037814710     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5442.1129     Document Type: Article

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