Structure-activity relationship of CAP-1, a cuticle peptide of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii, in terms of calcification inhibitory activity

Frontiers of Materials Science in China

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-186

  Sugisaka, A ^a   Inoue, H ^a,b   Nagasawa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomineral; CAP 1; Inhibitory activity; Peptide; Procambarus clarkii

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349191087     PISSN: 16737377     EISSN: 16737482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11706-009-0028-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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