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Control of Calcium Carbonate Nucleation and Crystal Growth by Soluble Matrx of Oyster Shell

A. P. Wheeler, James W. George, Caroline A. Evans

Science · 1981 · 289 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

A calcium-binding soluble protein extracted from oyster shell suppresses calcium carbonate nucleation and decreases the rate of crystal growth in vitro. These findings suggest that soluble matrix may regulate shell growth.

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Mark A. Bradford · Analytical Biochemistry · 1976 · 225.4K citations

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A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding

Marion M. Bradford · Analytical Biochemistry · 1976 · 211.2K citations

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Electrophoretic analysis of the major polypeptides of the human erythrocyte membrane

Grant Fairbanks, Theodore L. Steck, Donald F. H. Wallach · Biochemistry · 1971 · 8.6K citations

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Protein Determination of Large Numbers of Samples

Gail Lorenz Miller · Analytical Chemistry · 1959 · 1.6K citations

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Aspartic acid-rich proteins: Major components of the soluble organic matrix of mollusk shells

Stephen Weiner · Calcified Tissue International · 1979 · 256 citations

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