Published January 18, 1963
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Journal Article
Amino Acids in the Proteins from Aragonite and Calcite in the Shells of Mytilus californianus
- Creators
- Hare, P. Edgar
Chicago
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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.
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.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 62405
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.139.3551.216
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20151125-080924293
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- Other Numbering System Name
- Caltech Division of Geological Sciences
- Other Numbering System Identifier
- 1132