… provided if molecular mechanisms favoring or inhibiting biomineralization are sufficiently …
bacterial carbonate biomineralization processes and the underlying molecular mechanisms …

… An integrated understanding of carbonate biomineralization is … Biomineralization evolved
independently but convergently … model for CaCO 3 biomineralization applicable to all phyla. …

… biominerals, the book reflects the increasingly important biochemical aspects and medicinal
applications, with four new chapters on biomineralization … entering the biomineralization field…

… synthesis of ferric oxide biominerals in protein (ferritin) … biogenic formation of mineral deposits
in manganese nodules and seamount crusts. Part II on Biocalcium illustrates the molecular …

… of biogenic minerals---truly an amazing world. Some of the most fascinating biogenic …
taught us much of what we know about biomineralization, and given us endless hours of delight. …

… Recent HR-SEM (high-resolution scanning electron microscopy) analyses of nodules and
crusts support their biogenic origin. Within the nodules, bacteria with surface S-layers are …

… Thus Nature presents several biogenic single crystals with fascinating morphologies that
challenge our conventional understanding of mineral formation (Cölfen and Antonietti, 2008). …

… and proteins involved in biomineralization, particularly in some … the molecular mechanisms
underpinning biomineralization … Understanding marine biomineralization has many tangible …

… biogenic materials, and therefore the basis for how compositions and structures of biominerals
… will be instrumental in propelling studies of biomineralization to a new level of research …

… cleavage planes, whereas the biogenic crystal has a glassy … the biogenic crystal contains
additional ions other than Ca 2+ and CO 3 2− within its atomic lattice structure. The biogenic …