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Mahle R, Kumbhakar P, Nayar D, Narayanan TN, Kumar Sadasivuni K, Tiwary CS, Banerjee R. Current advances in bio-fabricated quantum dots emphasising the study of mechanisms to diversify their catalytic and biomedical applications. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:14062-14080. [PMID: 34549221 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01529j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Quantum dots (QDs), owing to their single atom-like electronic structure due to quantum confinement, are often referred to as artificial atoms. This unique physical property results in the diverse functions exhibited by QDs. A wide array of applications have been achieved by the surface functionalization of QDs, resulting in exceptional optical, antimicrobial, catalytic, cytotoxic and enzyme inhibition properties. Ordinarily, traditionally prepared QDs are subjected to post synthesis functionalization via a variety of methods, such as ligand exchange or covalent and non-covalent conjugation. Nevertheless, solvent toxicity, combined with the high temperature and pressure conditions during the preparation of QDs and the low product yield due to multiple steps in the functionalization, limit their overall use. This has driven scientists to investigate the development of greener, environmental friendly and cost-effective methods that can circumvent the complexity and strenuousness associated with traditional processes of bio-functionalization. In this review, a detailed analysis of the methods to bio-prepare pre-functionalized QDs, with elucidated mechanisms, and their application in the areas of catalysis and biomedical applications has been conducted. The environmental and health and safety aspects of the bio-derived QDs have been briefly discussed to unveil the future of nano-commercialization.
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- Reddhy Mahle
- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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Research on Improving Concrete Durability by Biomineralization Technology. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12031242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The interfacial transition zone (ITZ) around aggregates in concrete is a weak area with higher porosity than the matrix; it breaks easily under stress and is not conducive to the durability of concrete. However, the ITZ in concrete is full of calcium hydroxide crystals, which can provide the calcium source required for biomineralization. In view of this, this study aims to use the biological activity (i.e., biomineralization technology) existing in nature to enhance the ITZ in concrete and repair concrete cracks to improve the strength and durability of concrete. In this study, the bacterial strain Sporosarcina pasteurii, which is environmentally friendly, was selected. In addition, lightweight aggregate was used as a bacterial carrier. The bacteria were first sporulated. To protect the strains, the biological species were fixed in porous lightweight aggregates. These lightweight aggregates were then used as concrete aggregates. The planned tests included concrete engineering properties (i.e., compressive strength, chloride ion penetration, and water permeability tests) and residual strength after crack repair. The test results show that the use of lightweight aggregate as a carrier and the implantation of Sporosarcina pasteurii can induce biomineralization, strengthen the ITZ, and repair small internal cracks in concrete, thereby improving the strength and durability of the concrete.
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Nys Y, Gautron J, McKee MD, Garcia-Ruiz JM, Hincke MT. Biochemical and functional characterisation of eggshell matrix proteins in hens. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2019. [DOI: 10.1079/wps20010029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Y. Nys
- Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal QC H3A 2B2, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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Iwatsubo T, Kishi R, Yamaguchi T. Calcium Carbonate Skeletal Material Is Synthesized via Phase Transition of the Calcium Carbonate Cartilaginous Material. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:14820-14830. [PMID: 31552321 PMCID: PMC6751545 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The formation mechanism of calcium carbonate (CC) skeletal tissues in biomineralization has remained poorly understood for a long time. Here, we propose an artificial CC biomineralization system equivalent to the natural one in terms of the primary physicochemical mechanism. Our system is constructed of a polymer gel and a CC solution unsaturated by a dissociated anionic polymer. The gel network consists of proton donor and proton acceptor polymers, which are analogues of polymers in the natural biomineralization system and have affinity for each other through hydrogen bonding interaction. Artificial biomineralization takes place within the polymer gel to produce a monolithic composite of the network and CC, whose powder X-ray diffraction pattern indicates calcite or calcite/vaterite. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy observation of the composite during the mineralization process revealed a two-phase structure (network/CC solid solution phase and CC hypercomplex gel phase). As artificial biomineralization proceeds, the solid phase grows in size at the cost of the gel phase as if the latter is substituted with the former, until the solid phase occupies the whole depth of the composite. These results suggest that the hypercomplex gel is the precursor of the resultant network/CC solid solution, and its discontinuous change is a phase transition to the solid solution. Despite minute differences in higher-order structures between our model system and the natural system, the fundamental structure of CC skeletal tissues in the latter can be interpreted as a network/CC solid solution, whereas that of CC cartilaginous tissues as a CC hypercomplex gel. Then, it can be deduced that, in biomineralization, the CC skeletal tissue is in principle formed via a phase transition of the CC cartilaginous tissue.
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- Takashi Iwatsubo
- Research Institute for Sustainable
Chemistry and CNT-Application Research Center, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
and Technology (AIST), Central 5-2, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable
Chemistry and CNT-Application Research Center, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
and Technology (AIST), Central 5-2, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable
Chemistry and CNT-Application Research Center, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
and Technology (AIST), Central 5-2, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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Li C, Chen Y, Xie L, Zhang R. Transcription factor Pf-Rel regulates expression of matrix protein genes Prismalin-14 and MSI60 in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2019; 51:484-491. [PMID: 30989236 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmz031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Molluscan shell is a biomineral that consists of a highly organized calcium carbonate composite. Organisms mainly use matrix proteins to elaborately control the biomineralization process, but knowledge of their regulatory mechanisms is limited. The transcription factor Pf-Rel, which belongs to the Rel/nuclear factor-κB family, was shown to regulate transcription at the Nacrein promoter in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. Here, we further explored the transcriptional regulation mechanisms of Pf-Rel on the matrix proteins Prismalin-14 and MSI60. The relative expression levels of Prismalin-14 and MSI60 were high in the mantle edge and mantle pallial tissues of P. fucata. These three genes were significantly up-regulated after shell notching, suggesting that they might play important roles during shell formation. Importantly, Pf-Rel gene knockdown by RNA interference led to down-regulation of Prismalin-14 and MSI60 expression. In transient co-transfection assays, Pf-Rel significantly up-regulated the promoter activities of the Prismalin-14 and MSI60 genes in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the promoter regions of Prismalin-14 (-1794 to -1599 bp) and MSI60 (-2244 to -1141 bp) were required for the activation by Pf-Rel. Altogether, these results suggest that the transcription factor Pf-Rel can up-regulate the expression of the matrix protein genes Prismalin-14 and MSI60 during shell formation in P. fucata, which improves our understanding of transcription regulation at the molecular level during molluscan shell development.
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- Chunyuan Li
- Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, China
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Schulz-Mirbach T, Götz A, Griesshaber E, Plath M, Schmahl W. Texture and nano-scale internal microstructure of otoliths in the Atlantic molly, Poecilia mexicana: A high-resolution EBSD study. Micron 2013; 51:60-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sogah DY, Perle-Treves D, Voyer N, Degrado WF. Design and synthesis of polytripeptide (leuglnpro)n based upon the matrix protein amelogenin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.19940880112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huang L, Zhong AG, Chen DB, Qiu D, Liang HD. Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic properties, and theoretical studies of alkaline earth metal complexes of 1,3-bis(carboxymethyl)benzimidazolium. J Mol Struct 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lin H, Mertens K, Kemps B, Govaerts T, De Ketelaere B, De Baerdemaeker J, Decuypere E, Buyse J. New approach of testing the effect of heat stress on eggshell quality: mechanical and material properties of eggshell and membrane. Br Poult Sci 2010; 45:476-82. [PMID: 15484721 DOI: 10.1080/00071660400001173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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1. The effect of high temperature on eggshell quality was investigated by measuring the mechanical and material properties of shell and membranes. 2. Heat exposure resulted in a decrease in zootechnical performance and eggshell thickness, increase in egg breakage, and unchanged egg shape index. 3. The static stiffness (Kstat), dynamic stiffness (Kdyn) and modulus of elasticity of the eggshell were not significantly affected by high temperature. Membrane prolongation increased significantly while membrane attachment strength and breakage strength tended to decrease and increase, respectively. The relationships between these variables were changed by high temperature. 4. Neither Kstat nor Kdyn could give a reasonable explanation for the changed eggshell quality induced by heat stress. The decreased eggshell thickness and changed properties of shell membrane may be responsible, at least partially, for the decreased shell quality of eggs from heat-stressed hens.
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- H Lin
- Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals, Department of Animal Production, Katholic University Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
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Zhou QP, Zhang GF, She JB. Syntheses, crystal structures and thermoanalyses of alkaline earth metal complexes derived from dinitropyridone. J COORD CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00958970801950029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Qiu-Ping Zhou
- a Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- b State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Advanced Materials , Xi’an, 710068, China
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Ehrlich H, Koutsoukos PG, Demadis KD, Pokrovsky OS. Principles of demineralization: Modern strategies for the isolation of organic frameworks. Micron 2008; 39:1062-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang GF, She JB, Li DD, Li JZ, Zhou QP, Dou YL, Fan XZ, Hu MC, Liu ZH. Syntheses and crystal structures of rubidium and cesium 3,5-dinitropyrid-2-onate, 3,5-dinitropyrid-4-onate and 3,5-dinitro-4-pyridone-N-hydroxylate. J COORD CHEM 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/00958970701422368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Guo-Fang Zhang
- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
- c Advanced Photoelectricity and Biology Material Research Center, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of CAS , Xi'an, 710068, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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- b Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute , Xi'an, 710065, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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- b Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute , Xi'an, 710065, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province , School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi’an, 710062, People's Republic of China
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Alekseev YE, Garnovskii AD, Zhdanov YA. Complexes of natural carbohydrates with metal cations. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2007. [DOI: 10.1070/rc1998v067n08abeh000343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Malkaj P, Dalas E. The effect of acetaminophen on the crystal growth of calcium carbonate. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2007; 18:871-5. [PMID: 17211723 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-006-0065-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The effect of acetaminophen, a well known analgesic and fever-reducing medicine, on the calcium carbonate crystal growth was investigated under plethostatic conditions. The calcification rates measured was reduced by 9.1-63.2% in the presence of acetaminophen. Kinetic analysis according to a Langmuir-type adsorption isotherm lead to the calculation of an affinity constant K (aff) = 8.33 x 10(2 )dm(3 )mol(-1). The apparent order found from kinetic data was two suggesting a surface diffusion controlled spiral growth mechanism.
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- P Malkaj
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Alemdaroglu FE, Herrmann A. DNA meets synthetic polymers--highly versatile hybrid materials. Org Biomol Chem 2007; 5:1311-20. [PMID: 17464398 DOI: 10.1039/b617941j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The combination of synthetic polymers and DNA has provided biologists, chemists and materials scientists with a fascinating new hybrid material. The challenges in preparing these molecular chimeras were overcome by different synthetic strategies that rely on coupling the nucleic acid moiety and the organic polymer in solution or on solid supports. The morphologies and functions of the bioorganic block copolymers can be controlled by the nature of the synthetic polymer segment as well as by the sequence composition and length of the DNA. Recent developments have expanded the scope and applications of these hybrid materials in a number of different areas including biology and medicine, as well as bio- and nanotechnology. Their usage ranges from gene delivery through to DNA detection to programmable nano-containers for DNA-templated organic reactions.
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- Fikri E Alemdaroglu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Dalas E, Chalias A, Gatos D, Barlos K. The inhibition of calcium carbonate crystal growth by the cysteine-rich Mdm2 peptide. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 300:536-42. [PMID: 16678843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The crystal growth of calcite, the most stable calcium carbonate polymorph, in the presence of the cysteine-rich Mdm2 peptide (containing 48 amino acids in the ring finger configuration), has been investigated by the constant composition technique. Crystallization took place exclusively on well-characterized calcite crystals in solutions supersaturated only with respect to this calcium carbonate salt. The kinetic results indicated a surface diffusion spiral growth mechanism. The presence of the Mdm2 peptide inhibited the crystal growth of calcite by 22-58% in the concentration range tested, through adsorption onto the active growth sites of the calcite crystal surface. The kinetic results favored a Langmuir-type adsorption model, and the value of the calculated affinity constant was k(aff)=147x10(4) dm(3)mol(-1), a(ads)=0.29.
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- E Dalas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
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Jiang H, Liu XY, Zhang G, Li Y. Kinetics and Template Nucleation of Self-Assembled Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystallites by Chondroitin Sulfate. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:42061-6. [PMID: 16251185 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412280200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biomineralization is an important process, which is often assisted by biomolecules. In this paper, the effect of chondroitin sulfate on the crystallization of hydroxyapatite was examined quantitatively based on a generic heterogeneous nucleation model. It is found that chondroitin sulfate can suppress the supersaturation-driven interfacial structure mismatch between the hydroxyapatite crystal and the substrate and promote the formation of ordered hydroxyapatite nanocrystallite assemblies. The nucleation mechanism of self-aligned hydroxyapatite nanocrystallites was examined from the viewpoints of kinetics and interfacial structure and properties, which contributes to an understanding of the fundamentals of biomineralization of self-assembled structures. The results obtained from this study will provide a basic principle to design and fabricate highly orderly organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
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- Huaidong Jiang
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542
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Hu M, Geng C, Li S, Du Y, Jiang Y, Liu Z. Syntheses and crystal structures of three cesium salts: Cesium 5-sulfosalicylate, cesium 3,5-dinitrosalicylate and cesium 2,4-dinitrophenoxide monohydrate. J Organomet Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lakshminarayanan R, Chi-Jin EO, Loh XJ, Kini RM, Valiyaveettil S. Purification and Characterization of a Vaterite-Inducing Peptide, Pelovaterin, from the Eggshells ofPelodiscussinensis(Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle). Biomacromolecules 2005; 6:1429-37. [PMID: 15877362 DOI: 10.1021/bm049276f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proteins play a crucial role in the biomineralization of hard tissues such as eggshells. We report here the purification, characterization, and in vitro mineralization studies of a peptide, pelovaterin, extracted from eggshells of a soft-shelled turtle. It is a glycine-rich peptide with 42 amino acid residues and three disulfide bonds. When tested in vitro, the peptide induced the formation of a metastable vaterite phase. The floret-shaped morphology formed at a lower concentration ( approximately 1 microM) was transformed into spherical particles at higher concentrations (>500 microM). The solution properties of the peptide are investigated by circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence emission spectroscopy, and dynamic light scattering (DLS) experiments. The conformation of pelovaterin changed from an unordered state at a low concentration to a beta-sheet structure at high concentrations. Fluorescence emission studies indicated that the quantum yield is significantly decreased at higher concentrations, accompanied by a blue shift in the emission maximum. At higher concentrations a red-edge excitation shift was observed, indicating the restricted mobility of the peptide. On the basis of these observations, we discuss the presence of a peptide concentration-dependent monomer-multimer equilibrium in solution and its role in controlling the nucleation, growth, and morphology of CaCO(3) crystals. This is the first peptide known to induce the nucleation and stabilization of the vaterite phase in solution.
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Wiesbrock F, Schmidbaur H. Crystal Structures of Rubidium and Cesium Anthranilates and Salicylates. Inorg Chem 2003; 42:7283-9. [PMID: 14577798 DOI: 10.1021/ic034427t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In an attempt to probe a potential template role of the large alkali-metal cations rubidium and cesium in the organization of biorelevant ligands, salicylate and anthranilate complexes of the two elements were prepared and structurally investigated. The studies were also expected to show the marked structural differences compared to the corresponding thallium(I) compounds. Rubidium anthranilate and cesium salicylate could be crystallized as the monohydrates Rb(Anth)(H(2)O) and Cs(Sal)(H(2)O). Both have layer structures containing the cations and the polar groups of the ligands in core domains sandwiched by the aromatic rings above and below. The metal atoms have coordination numbers 7 and 8, respectively, with an irregular coordination sphere made up exclusively of oxygen atoms. Crystalline material with a 1:2 stoichiometry, Cs[H(Anth)(2)], is obtained from aqueous solutions of Cs(Anth) upon absorption of carbon dioxide with concomitant formation of cesium bicarbonate, Cs(HCO(3)). The crystal structure of Cs(HCO(3)) was redetermined to obtain precise benchmark data for cesium carbonates and carboxylates. The cesium hydrogen bisanthranilate also has a layer structure with eight-coordinate cesium atoms. The coordination sphere includes one nitrogen donor atom. The organization of all layer structures appears to be governed mainly by steric effects and electrostatic forces with very little directional influence of the cations. This result suggests that the large alkali metals have no efficient template effect for the organization of biological substrates and can explain the low toxicity of rubidium and cesium salts.
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- Frank Wiesbrock
- Anorganisch-chemisches Institut der Technischen Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching, Germany
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Lakshminarayanan R, Valiyaveettil S, Rao VS, Kini RM. Purification, characterization, and in vitro mineralization studies of a novel goose eggshell matrix protein, ansocalcin. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:2928-36. [PMID: 12431998 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201518200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biomineralization is an important process in which hard tissues are generated through mineral deposition, often assisted by biomacromolecules. Eggshells, because of their rapid formation via mineralization, are chosen as a model for understanding the fundamentals of biomineralization. This report discusses purification and characterization of various proteins and peptides from goose eggshell matrix. A novel 15-kDa protein (ansocalcin) was extracted from the eggshell matrix, purified, and identified and its role in mineralization evaluated using in vitro crystal growth experiments. The complete amino acid sequence of ansocalcin showed high homology to ovocleidin-17, a chicken eggshell protein, and to C-type lectins from snake venom. The amino acid sequence of ansocalcin was characterized by the presence of acidic and basic amino acid multiplets. In vitro crystallization experiments showed that ansocalcin induced pits on the rhombohedral faces at lower concentrations (<50 microg/ml). At higher concentrations, the nucleation of calcite crystal aggregates was observed. Molecular weight determinations by size exclusion chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulfate -polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed reversible concentration-dependent aggregation of ansocalcin in solution. We propose that such aggregated structures may act as a template for the nucleation of calcite crystal aggregates. Similar aggregation of calcite crystals was also observed when crystallizations were performed in the presence of whole goose eggshell extract. These results show that ansocalcin plays a significant role in goose eggshell calcification.
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- Rajamani Lakshminarayanan
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore and the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117 543
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Cruz R, Weissmüller G, Farina M. Microstructure of Monoplacophora (Mollusca) shell examined by low-voltage field emission scanning electron and atomic force microscopy. SCANNING 2003; 25:12-18. [PMID: 12627893 DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950250104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The shell of Micropilina arntzi (Mollusca: Monoplacophora), a primitive molluscan class, was examined by using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) at low voltage and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The use of these two techniques allowed the observation of fine details of Micropilina arntzi shell and contributed to bring new features concerning the study of molluscan shell microtexture. Imaging with low-voltage FESEM provided well-defined edge contours of shell structures, while analyzing the sample with AFM gave information about the step height of stacked internal structures as well as the dimension of the particles present in their surface at a nanometric level. The shell microstructure of Monoplacophora species presents different patterns and may be a taxonomic implication in the systematic studies of the group.
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- Renato Cruz
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lakshminarayanan R, Kini RM, Valiyaveettil S. Investigation of the role of ansocalcin in the biomineralization in goose eggshell matrix. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:5155-9. [PMID: 11959964 PMCID: PMC122738 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072658899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of proteins in biomineralization and the mechanism of eggshell formation are not well understood. We have isolated and purified the major protein, ansocalcin from goose eggshell matrix. The amino acid sequence study indicates that ansocalcin is homologous to the chicken eggshell protein, ovocleidin 17, and C-type lectins. Ansocalcin nucleates polycrystalline aggregates of calcite crystals in in vitro mineralization experiments. The polycrystalline aggregates obtained at higher concentration of ansocalcin appears to be similar to the crystals observed at the mamillary layer of the eggshell.
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Panhéleux M, Kälin O, Gautron J, Nys Y. Features of eggshell formation in guinea fowl: kinetics of shell deposition, uterine protein secretion and uterine histology. Br Poult Sci 1999; 40:632-43. [PMID: 10670676 DOI: 10.1080/00071669987025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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1. Rate of calcium carbonate deposition, duration of eggshell formation, organic composition of the uterine fluid, morphology of the egg shells and histochemistry of the uterus were studied in guinea fowl to analyse the origin of such thick, strong egg shells. 2. The egg shell was linearly deposited from 6.4 h to 21.8 h after the oviposition of the previous egg. The rate of egg shell deposition was similar to that in laying hens. However, the duration of linear shell deposition was increased by 2.1 h relative to that in hens. This explained the increased egg shell weight observed in the guinea fowl. 3. Intervals between oviposition of intra-clutch eggs were 24 h throughout the laying period. Ovulation occurred just after oviposition of the previous egg in the guinea fowl, as previously observed in hens but the duration of egg white protein deposition, of plumping and of initiation of shell mineralisation were all 1.5 h shorter than in domestic hen. 4. Uterine fluid can only be collected during the growth and terminal phase of shell formation. The electrophoretic profiles of the uterine fluid differed between phases and were somewhat different from those previously observed in the hen. Ovalbumin and ovocleidin-17 were both present in the uterine fluid and also in egg shell extract. Ovocleidin-17 was predominant during the growth phase. 5. The histology of the uterus differed slightly in guinea fowl compared to hens. Ovocleidin and ovalbumin are both secreted by the tubular glands. 6. Examination of radial ultrathin sections of eggshell showed, above the mammillary layer, intricate interlacing of adjacent exospherite in guinea fowl in contrast to the continuous columnar microstructure in hens. 7. The kinetics of egg shell deposition largely explains the increased egg shell weight of guinea fowl. The organic matrix proteins may be associated with the contrast between the structural organisation of the guinea fowl egg shell and that of the hen egg shell.
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- M Panhéleux
- Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA, Nouzilly, France
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Kimizuka N, Tanaka M, Kunitake T. Spatially Controlled Synthesis of Protein/Inorganic Nano-assembly: Alternate Molecular Layers of Cytcand TiO2Nanoparticles. CHEM LETT 1999. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.1999.1333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gautron J, Hincke MT, Nys Y. Precursor matrix proteins in the uterine fluid change with stages of eggshell formation in hens. Connect Tissue Res 1998; 36:195-210. [PMID: 9512888 DOI: 10.3109/03008209709160220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Organic constituents of the uterine fluid, the acellular milieu in which the eggshell is mineralized, were biochemically characterized at initial, mid and final stages of shell calcification in hens. The electrophoretic protein profiles changed at the different stages of shell mineralization. Two major bands (80-kDa and 43-kDa glycoproteins) with calcium affinity were specific to the initial stage. Four protein bands of 180, 150, 116 and 32 kDa, present at the phase of rapid shell formation, coprecipitated with calcium carbonate in vitro. At this stage were also present a calcium-binding glycoprotein of 36-kDa and a 20-kDa protein. Uterine fluid of the final stage was characterized by a darker intensity of the 66-kDa band, which showed calcium-binding ability and by the presence of three additional proteins (72, 13 and 6 kDa). At least seven bands of the uterine fluid showed similar migration patterns to those of eggshell extracts. Western blotting with ovocleidin and ovalbumin antisera demonstrated the presence of these matrix proteins in uterine fluid collected at initial and mid phase, respectively. Total uterine fluid collected at the end of calcification and dialyzed uterine fluid from the various stages delayed the rate of calcium precipitation in vitro. These observations demonstrate the presence of precursors of eggshell matrix in the uterine fluid and support the hypothesis of their involvement in the process of eggshell mineralization.
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- J Gautron
- Station de Recherches Avicoles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, centre de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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Gautron J, Bain M, Solomon S, Nys Y. Soluble matrix of hen's eggshell extracts changes in vitro the rate of calcium carbonate precipitation and crystal morphology. Br Poult Sci 1996; 37:853-66. [PMID: 8894229 DOI: 10.1080/00071669608417914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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1. Extra and intramineral eggshell matrix proteins were solubilised before and after demineralisation by sequential extractions using guanidine hydrochloride and EDTA. 2. The intramineral electrophoretic profile of SDS-PAGE showed the presence of 80, 66, 43, 36 and 15 kDa bands with a predominance of a 17 kDa band. In the extramineral part, the major protein was the 15 kDa band. 3. The introduction of intramineral extract to a metastable solution of calcium carbonate delayed the rate of crystal growth. The delay in the rate of precipitation was elicited by a single fraction (MW 50-80 kDa), isolated by gel filtration chromatography, of eggshell extracts. Extramineral extracts had no effect. 4. Addition in vitro of intramineral eggshell extracts modified the morphology of calcite; the crystals aggregated and showed irregular surfaces. 5. These observations suggest that constituents of the eggshell matrix are involved in the control of calcite growth and crytallographic structure of the hen's eggshell.
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- J Gautron
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nouzilly, France
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Hincke MT, Tsang CP, Courtney M, Hill V, Narbaitz R. Purification and immunochemistry of a soluble matrix protein of the chicken eggshell (ovocleidin 17). Calcif Tissue Int 1995; 56:578-83. [PMID: 7648490 DOI: 10.1007/bf00298593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The protein components of biomineralized structures (matrix proteins) are believed to modulate crystal nucleation and growth, and thereby influence the shape and strength of the final structure. The chicken eggshell contains a complex array of distinct matrix proteins. The most abundant of these was purified to homogeneity by a combination of anionic exchange and hydroxyapatite chromatographies. Antibodies to this protein were raised in rabbit, and utilized for Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. These studies indicated that the 17 kDa antigen (ovocleidin 17, OC-17) is found in the shell gland mucosa, and that only the tubular gland cells were positive. Immunohistochemistry with decalcified shell indicated that OC-17 is uniformly distributed throughout the shell matrix, but concentrated in the mammillary bodies. Our results indicate that this protein is secreted during shell formation and becomes incorporated into this structure. It may therefore play a role in the crystallization process and influence the properties of the resulting eggshell.
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- M T Hincke
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Ottawa, Canada
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Hincke MT, Bernard AM, Lee ER, Tsang CP, Narbaitz R. Soluble protein constituents of the domestic fowl's eggshell. Br Poult Sci 1992; 33:505-16. [PMID: 1643516 DOI: 10.1080/00071669208417489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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1. The protein components of the domestic fowl's eggshell are believed to influence appreciably the mechanical properties of the shell and/or its biomineralisation. The purpose of this study was to compare the protein species composing the eggshell matrix in different parts of the shell structure, by SDS-PAGE and chromatography, utilising eggshell cleaned by different methodologies. 2. Protein species were identified whose absence was associated with the removal of the mammillary knobs. In particular, a prominent 81 kDa protein, as well as 38 and 54 kDa calcium-binding proteins, were concentrated within the mammillary layer, as was a 129 kDa insoluble protein. By contrast, soluble proteins of 54, 33, 22, and 14 kDa were enriched in the palisade layer. 3. Our results demonstrate that the mineralised layers of the fowl's eggshell possess a complex array of distinct proteins. The different proteins which have been detected in the mammillary and palisade layers may be related to the distinct crystallisation patterns of calcium carbonate in these zones of the eggshell.
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- M T Hincke
- Department of Anatomy, University of Ottawa, Canada
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Grant D, Long WF, Williamson FB. Degenerative and inflammatory diseases may result from defects in antimineralization mechanisms afforded by glycosaminolglycans. Med Hypotheses 1992; 38:49-55. [PMID: 1614357 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(92)90157-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Many human cellular and tissue compartments are supersaturated with respect to calcium oxyanion salts. In order to prevent the formation of injurious crystals efficient anti-crystallization protective mechanisms must be necessary. We suggest that depletion of such systems, particularly in ageing organisms and under conditions of oxidative stress, plays an important role in degenerative and inflammatory diseases, including cancer.
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- D Grant
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Aberdeen, Marischal College, Scotland, UK
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Schmidbaur H, Classen HG, Helbig J. Asparagin- und Glutaminsäure als Liganden für Alkali- und Erdalkalimetalle: Strukturchemische Beiträge zum Fragenkomplex der Magnesiumtherapie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1990. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19901021005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schmidbaur H, Bach I, Wilkinson DL, Müller G. Metal ion binding by amino acids. Preparation and crystal structures of magnesium, strontium, and bariumL-glutamate hydrates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1002/cber.19891220809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cullen WR, Dodd M, Nwata BU, Reimer DA, Reimer KJ. Compounds of arsenic, antimony, and tin in mollusc shells. Appl Organomet Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.590030409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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