Perlinhibin, a cysteine-, histidine-, and arginine-rich miniprotein from abalone (Haliotis laevigata) nacre, inhibits in vitro calcium carbonate crystallization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1246-1254

  Mann, Karlheinz ^a   Siedler, Frank ^a   Treccani, Laura ^b   Heinemann, Fabian ^b   Fritz, Monika ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CYSTEINE; HISTIDINE; PERLINHIBIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABALONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEMINERALIZATION; HALIOTIS LAEVIGATA; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SNAIL; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SURFACE CHARGE; VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GASTROPODA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS LAEVIGATA;

EID: 34548224707     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.100636     Document Type: Article

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