Characterization of organophosphatic brachiopod shells: spectroscopic assessment of collagen matrix and biomineral components
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DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07523j
Abstract: The shells of linguloid brachiopods such as Lingula and Discinisca are inorganic–organic nanocomposites with a mineral phase of calcium phosphate (Ca-phosphate). Collagen, the main extracellular matrix in Ca-phosphatic vertebrate skeletons, has not previously been clearly… read more here.
Keywords: collagen; collagen matrix; spectroscopy; brachiopod shells ... See more keywords