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IUPAC definition Biomineralization:
Complete conversion of
organic substances to
inorganic derivatives by
living organisms,
especially micro-organisms...
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deposited among the
chitin and
protein molecules in a
process called biomineralization. The
crystals and
fibres interpenetrate and
reinforce each other,...
- motile, non-sporulating, rod-shaped
bacterium known for its
ability to
biomineralize gold and
bioremediation characteristics. It was
first isolated from...
- not known.
Biomineralization is the
production of
mineralized parts by organisms.
Hypotheses to
explain the
evolution of
biomineralization include physiological...
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exact mechanism behind the
biomineralization of
limpet teeth is unknown. However, it is
suggested that
limpet teeth biomineralize using a dissolution-reprecipitation...
- systems, such as the
formation of
stromatolites or
mollusc s**** (see
Biomineralization).
Calcification can
manifest itself in many ways in the body depending...
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Choanoflagellates are a
group of free-living
unicellular and
colonial flagellate eukaryotes considered to be the
closest living relatives of animals. The...
- a
shallow inland sea to the west. The
limestones were
derived from
biomineralizing marine organisms such as
calcareous algae, brachiopods, and crinoids...
- scales. Some
plants excrete ligands that
dissolve silicates, a step in
biomineralization.
Catechols can
depolymerize SiO₂—a
component of
silicates with ionic...
- Phrenapatinae, and
millipedes (except for
bristly millipedes) is also
biomineralized with
calcium carbonate.
Calcification of the endosternite, an internal...
