Designer peptides to understand the mineralization of calcium salts

dc.contributor.author	Ajikumar, Parayil Kumaran
dc.contributor.author	Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani
dc.contributor.author	Valiyaveettil, Suresh
dc.contributor.author	Kini, R. Manjunatha
dc.date.accessioned	2003-12-08T15:11:56Z
dc.date.available	2003-12-08T15:11:56Z
dc.date.issued	2003-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3779
dc.description.abstract	Recently, we reported the extraction, purification and amino acid sequence of ansocalcin, the major goose eggshell matrix protein. In vitro studies showed that ansocalcin induces spherical calcite crystal aggregates. We designed two peptides using the unique features of the sequence of ansocalcin and the role of these peptides in CaCO₃ crystallization was investigated. The peptides showed similar activities as compared to ansocalcin, but at a higher concentration. The full characterization of the peptides and a rational for the observed morphology for the calcite crystals are discussed in detail.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Molecular Engineering of Biological and Chemical Systems (MEBCS);
dc.subject	biomineralization	en
dc.subject	calcium carbonate	en
dc.subject	crystallization	en
dc.subject	oligopeptides	en
dc.title	Designer peptides to understand the mineralization of calcium salts	en
dc.type	Article	en