Molecular Biomineralization Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Müller, Werner E. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 52
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Molecular biology.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Aquatic ecology.; Biomaterials.; Life Sciences.; Animal Biochemistry.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Molecular Medicine.

The concept of ‘biomineralization’ signifies mineralization processes that take place in close association with organic molecules or matrices. The awareness that mineral formation can be guided by organic molecules notably contributed to the understanding of the formation of the inorganic skeletons...