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. 1975 Dec 5;190(4218):987-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.1188379.

Soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells: a potential template for shell formation

S Weiner, L Hood

Soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells: a potential template for shell formation

S Weiner et al. Science. .

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.

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