In vitro regulation of CaCO3 crystal growth by the highly acidic proteins of calcitic sclerites in soft coral, sinularia polydactyla

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Rahman, M Azizur ^a   Oomori, Tamotsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Calcite; Calcium carbonate; Crystal growth; Proteins; Sclerites; Soft coral

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CORAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROANALYSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINULARIA POLYDACTYLA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEOMICS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALCYONACEA; LOBOPHYTUM CRASSUM; SINULARIA POLYDACTYLA;

EID: 70350761943     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008200802714933     Document Type: Article

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