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Designer peptides to understand the mineralization of calcium salts

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dc.creator Ajikumar, Parayil Kumaran
dc.creator Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani
dc.creator Valiyaveettil, Suresh
dc.creator Kini, R. Manjunatha
dc.date 2003-12-08T15:11:56Z
dc.date 2003-12-08T15:11:56Z
dc.date 2003-01
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-09T02:32:25Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-09T02:32:25Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-09
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3779
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description Recently, we reported the extraction, purification and amino acid sequence of ansocalcin, the major goose eggshell matrix protein. In vitro studies showed that ansocalcin induces spherical calcite crystal aggregates. We designed two peptides using the unique features of the sequence of ansocalcin and the role of these peptides in CaCO₃ crystallization was investigated. The peptides showed similar activities as compared to ansocalcin, but at a higher concentration. The full characterization of the peptides and a rational for the observed morphology for the calcite crystals are discussed in detail.
dc.description Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)
dc.format 3117212 bytes
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en_US
dc.relation Molecular Engineering of Biological and Chemical Systems (MEBCS);
dc.subject biomineralization
dc.subject calcium carbonate
dc.subject crystallization
dc.subject oligopeptides
dc.title Designer peptides to understand the mineralization of calcium salts
dc.type Article


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