Soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells: a potential template for shell formation - PubMed (original) (raw)
Soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells: a potential template for shell formation
S Weiner et al. Science. 1975.
Abstract
A significant proportion of the soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells is composed of a repeating sequence of aspartic acid separated by either glycine or serine. This regularly spaced, negatively charged aspartic acid may function as a template upon which mineralization occurs.
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