Molecular Biomineralization : Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Müller, Werner E. G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Marine Molecular Biotechnology,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Magnetite Biomineralization in Bacteria
  • Maxi and Mini Ferritins: Minerals and Protein Nanocages
  • Manganese Oxidation by Bacteria: Biogeochemical Aspects
  • Molecular Biomineralization: Towards an Understanding of the Biogenic Origin of Polymetallic Nodules, Seamount Crusts and Hydrothermal Vents.- Molecular basis of bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation
  • Principles of calcium-based biomineralization
  • Molecular Aspects of Biomineralization of the Echinoderm Endoskeleton
  • Echinoderms as blueprints for biocalcification: regulation of skeletogenic genes and matrices
  • The unique invention of the siliceous sponges: their enzymatically made bio-silica skeleton
  • Biosilica-based strategies for treatment of osteoporosis and other bone diseases
  • Structure and function of matrix proteins and peptides in the biomineral formation in crustaceans
  • Molecular Approaches to Understand Biomineralization of Shell Nacreous Layer
  • Acidic shell proteins of the Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobili.