Mechanism of promoted dipeptide formation on hydroxyapatite crystal surfaces

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 633-639

  Wu, Jia ^a   Zhang, ZhiShen ^a   Yu, XinWei ^a   Pan, HaiHua ^a   Jiang, WenGe ^a   Xu, XuRong ^a   Tang, RuiKang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amino acid; catalysis; condensation reaction; dipeptide; hydroxyapatite

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952359856     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4314-x     Document Type: Article

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