Vanadium uptake and storage in the fabrication and function of mussel byssus

Samantha Jee, Mostafa Rammal, Tobias Priemel, D. Scott Bohle, Matthew J. Harrington

New Journal of Chemistry · 2024 · 13 citations · 39 references

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The preferential use of vanadium to form metal–protein cross-links by Mytilus edulis mussels in their byssal fibers was highlighted through a cross-disciplinary study combining histology, spectroscopy, rheology, and computational modeling.

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