Acidic peptides acting as growth modifiers of calcite crystals.
Small acidic peptides comprising a repeating Phe-Asp sequence motif exert control, in vitro, on the morphology of calcite crystals similar to natural proteins from calcified tissues.
Faculty of Chemistry (AC 1), University of Bielefeld, PO Box 100 131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany. dirk.volkmer@uni-bielefeld.de
Dirk
D
Volkmer
Marc
M
Fricke
Thomas
T
Huber
Norbert
N
Sewald
D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D002114:Calcinosis; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D010649:Phenylalanine; D002119:Calcium Carbonate