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.
Volkmer
Dirk
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Faculty of Chemistry (AC 1), University of Bielefeld, PO Box 100 131, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany. dirk.volkmer@uni-bielefeld.de
Fricke
Marc
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Huber
Thomas
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Sewald
Norbert
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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