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Science 19 June 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4501, pp. 1397 - 1398
DOI: 10.1126/science.212.4501.1397
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Control of Calcium Carbonate Nucleation and Crystal Growth by Soluble Matrx of Oyster Shell

A. P. WHEELER 1, JAMES W. GEORGE 1, and C. A. EVANS 1

1 Department of Zoology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631

A calcium-binding soluble protein extracted from oyster shell suppresses calcium carbonate nucleation and decreases the rate of crystal growth in vitro. These findings suggest that soluble matrix may regulate shell growth.

Submitted on March 31, 1981


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