Fibrous apatite grown on modified collagen.
Fibrous apatite has been grown by the enzymatic hydrolysis of calcium beta-glycerophosphate on reconstituted calfskin collagen tapes which had been modified by the addition of a phosphoprotein, phosvitin, in the presence of a cross-linking agent, dimethylsuberimidate. The deposits were identified as a carbonate-bearing hydroxyapatite by x-ray diffraction, and scanning electron micrographs confirmed their fibrous character.
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002356:Cartilage; D003460:Crystallization; D004120:Dimethyl Suberimidate; D004527:Egg Proteins; D005994:Glycerophosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010774:Phosvitin
D004527:Egg Proteins; D005994:Glycerophosphates; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D004120:Dimethyl Suberimidate; D010774:Phosvitin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase