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Molecular Biomineralization - Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials (Hardcover)
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Molecular Biomineralization - Aquatic Organisms Forming Extraordinary Materials (Hardcover)
Series: Marine Molecular Biotechnology, 52
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The concept of 'biomineralization' signifies mineralization
processes that take place in close association with organic
molecules or matrices. The awareness that mineral formation can be
guided by organic molecules notably contributed to the
understanding of the formation of the inorganic skeletons of living
organisms. Modern electron microscopic and spectroscopic analyses
have successfully demonstrated the participation of biological
systems in several mineralization processes, and prominent examples
include the formation of bio-silica in diatoms and sponges. This
insight has already made the application of recombinant technology
for the production of valuable inorganic polymers, such as
bio-silica, possible. This polymer can be formed by silicatein
under conditions that cannot be matched by chemical means.
Similarly, the efforts described in this book have elucidated that
certain organisms, bacteria in deep-sea polymetallic nodules and
coccoliths in seamount crusts, are involved in the deposition of
marine minerals. Strategies have already been developed to utilize
such microorganisms for the biosynthesis and bioleaching of marine
deposits. Moreover, studies reveal that bio-polymers enhance the
hydroxyapatite formation of bone-forming cells and alter the
expression of important regulators of bone resorption, suggesting a
potential for bone regeneration and treatment / prevention of
osteoporosis.
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