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Science 5 December 1975:
Vol. 190. no. 4218, pp. 987 - 989
DOI: 10.1126/science.1188379
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Science, Vol 190, Issue 4218, 987-989
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells: a potential template for shell formation

S Weiner and L Hood

A significant proportion of the soluble protein of the organic matrix of mollusk shells is composed of a repeating sequence of aspartic acid separated by either glycine or serine. This regularly spaced, negatively charged aspartic acid may function as a template upon which mineralization occurs.


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