Shell deposition within the bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis is regulated by the macromolecules of the extrapallial fluid (EP fluid). These mineralization regulating macromolecules are thought to be responsible for the nucleation, growth regulation and growth cessation of the CaCO$\sb3$ mineral crystals that will inevitable constitute $\geq$95% of the mature shell. This dissertation presents the results of the purification and characterization of the major EP fluid protein of the bivalve Mytilus edulis. The major EP fluid protein was determined to comprise 56% of the total fluid protein and to consist of 7.25% by weight carbohydrate. The protein was purified though a series of chromatographic procedures and, once pure, was shown to have a mol...
Biominerals produced by biological systems in physiologically relevant environments possess extraord...
13 pagesInternational audienceAmong molluscs, the shell biomineralization process is controlled by a...
14 pagesInternational audienceIn molluscs, and more generally in metazoan organisms, the production ...
The major protein component of the extrapallial (EP) fluid of the mollusc Mytilus edulis, named the...
In the bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis shell thickening occurs from the extrapallial (EP) fluid where...
Many living systems produce mineral materials via organic-inorganic interactions; through a process ...
The common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, has a bimineralic shell composed of approximately equal prop...
68 pagesInternational audienceIn the last few years, the field of molluscan biomineralization has kn...
The common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, has a bimineralic shell composed of approximately equal prop...
The soluble organic matrix (SM) extracted from the shell of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginic...
Mollusc shells are a result of the deposition of crystalline and amorphous calcite catalysed by enzy...
Biomineralization by molluscs involves regulated deposition of calcium carbonate crystals within a p...
Biomineralization refers to the dynamic physiological processes whereby living organisms elaborate m...
16 pagesInternational audienceShell matrix proteins (SMPs) that are embedded within calcified layers...
Most molluscs possess shells, constructed from a vast array of microstructures and architectures. Th...
Biominerals produced by biological systems in physiologically relevant environments possess extraord...
13 pagesInternational audienceAmong molluscs, the shell biomineralization process is controlled by a...
14 pagesInternational audienceIn molluscs, and more generally in metazoan organisms, the production ...
The major protein component of the extrapallial (EP) fluid of the mollusc Mytilus edulis, named the...
In the bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis shell thickening occurs from the extrapallial (EP) fluid where...
Many living systems produce mineral materials via organic-inorganic interactions; through a process ...
The common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, has a bimineralic shell composed of approximately equal prop...
68 pagesInternational audienceIn the last few years, the field of molluscan biomineralization has kn...
The common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, has a bimineralic shell composed of approximately equal prop...
The soluble organic matrix (SM) extracted from the shell of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginic...
Mollusc shells are a result of the deposition of crystalline and amorphous calcite catalysed by enzy...
Biomineralization by molluscs involves regulated deposition of calcium carbonate crystals within a p...
Biomineralization refers to the dynamic physiological processes whereby living organisms elaborate m...
16 pagesInternational audienceShell matrix proteins (SMPs) that are embedded within calcified layers...
Most molluscs possess shells, constructed from a vast array of microstructures and architectures. Th...
Biominerals produced by biological systems in physiologically relevant environments possess extraord...
13 pagesInternational audienceAmong molluscs, the shell biomineralization process is controlled by a...
14 pagesInternational audienceIn molluscs, and more generally in metazoan organisms, the production ...