Proteolipid and calculus matrix calcification in vitro.
The initiator of calculus matrix calcification, in vitro, was isolated. Crude phospholipid, known to contain the factor, was separated into five fractions by column chromatography. A single protein-containing fraction induced apatite formation during incubation. The nucleating fraction was indentified as a proteolipid.
D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000378:metabolism*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000502:physiology; D011510:Proteolipids / Q000502:physiology*
D010743:Phospholipids; D011510:Proteolipids; D002118:Calcium