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Amino Acids in the Proteins from Aragonite and Calcite in the Shells of Mytilus californianus

Hare, P. Edgar (1963) Amino Acids in the Proteins from Aragonite and Calcite in the Shells of Mytilus californianus. Science, 139 (3551). pp. 216-217. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.139.3551.216. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20151125-080924293

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Abstract

Hydroxylysine and hydroxyproline are absent in the calcified proteins of Mytilus. The organic matrices from the calcite layers have a consistently higher ratio of acidic to basic amino acids than the aragonitic shell units. The uncalcified shell units periostracum and outer ligament, have very few acidic residues, which may in part account for the lack of mineralization.


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Additional Information:© 1963 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 18 December 1962. This report is contribution No. 1132 from the Division of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology.
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Issue or Number:3551
DOI:10.1126/science.139.3551.216
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Official Citation:Amino Acids in the Proteins from Aragonite and Calcite in the Shells of Mytilus californianus P. Edgar Hare Science 18 January 1963: 139 (3551), 216-217. [DOI:10.1126/science.139.3551.216]
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