Umfang:
Online-Ressource (XI, 403p. 119 illus., 63 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642212307
Serie:
Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology 52
Inhalt:
Werner E. G. Müller
Inhalt:
Exploring mineralization occuring in association with organic molecules, from bio-silica to bacterial marine minerals to animal skeletons, this book connects recent research with the potential for bone regeneration and treatment or prevention of osteoporosis
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CONTENTS; Part I Metallic Biominerals; 1 Magnetite Biomineralization in Bacteria; 2 Maxi- and Mini-Ferritins: Minerals and Protein Nanocages; 3 Manganese Oxidation by Bacteria: Biogeochemical Aspects; 4 Molecular Biomineralization: Toward an Understandingof the Biogenic Origin of Polymetallic Nodules, SeamountCrusts, and Hydrothermal Vents; Part II Biocalcium; 5 Molecular Basis of Bacterial Calcium Carbonate Precipitation; 6 Principles of Calcium-Based Biomineralization; 7 Molecular Aspects of Biomineralization of the EchinodermEndoskeleton
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8 Echinoderms as Blueprints for Biocalcification:Regulation of Skeletogenic Genes and MatricesPart III Biosilica - and its Application; 9 The Unique Invention of the Siliceous Sponges: Their Enzymatically Made Bio-Silica Skeleton; 10 Biosilica-Based Strategies for Treatment of Osteoporosisand Other Bone Diseases; Part IV Nacre; 11 Structure and Function of Matrix Proteins and Peptides in the Biomineral Formation in Crustaceans; 12 Molecular Approaches to Understand Biomineralizationof Shell Nacreous Layer; 13 Acidic Shell Proteins of the MediterraneanFan Mussel Pinna nobilis; Index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783642212291
Weitere Ausg.:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Molecular biomineralization Berlin : Springer, 2011 ISBN 9783642271182
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 3642212298
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783642212291
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Biologie
Schlagwort(e):
Biomineralisation
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-21230-7
URL:
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Mehr zum Autor:
Müller, Werner E. G. 1942-
