Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000679
• Publication Date: 2010-06-10T10:42:16Z
• Authors: Colin L. Freeman; John H. Harding; David Quigley; P. Mark Rodger
• Keywords: Protein crystallization

Growing a good egg: Metadynamics simulations show that the eggshell protein ovocleidin-17 induces formation of calcite crystals from amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles. Multiple spontaneous crystallization and amorphization events were simulated; these suggest catalytic cycle explains role in first stages (the picture shows one intermediate this cycle). Detailed facts importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They made available submitted by authors. Please note: The publisher is responsible for content functionality any supporting information supplied Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed corresponding author article.