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Crystallization of the CaCO3 mineral in the presence of the protein ovalbumin

Mathias BalzDietmar SchwahnWolfgang Tremel

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Aqueous solutionMineralbiologyChemistryKineticsMineralization (soil science)Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialslaw.inventionOvalbuminlawbiology.proteinElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCrystallizationBiomineralizationNuclear chemistry

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Abstract The kinetics of CaCO3 mineralization was studied by SANS in a 0.1 M aqueous CaCl2 solution in the presence of the protein ovalbumin found in chicken eggs. As the scattering from the protein and the mineral was observed within different Q regimes the evolution of the protein and mineral could be followed independently. It is observed that ovalbumin denaturates during the first 3 h and leads to a strong enhancement of mineralization.

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2004-07-01Physica B: Condensed Matter
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2004.03.244