Soluble Protein of the Organic Matrix of Mollusk Shells: A Potential Template for Shell Formation
- 5 December 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 190 (4218) , 987-989
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188379
Abstract
A significant proportion of the soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells is composed of a repeating sequence of aspartic acid separated by either glycine or serine. This regularly spaced, negatively charged aspartic acid may function as a template upon which mineralization occurs.Keywords
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