Solubilization of the Insoluble Organic Matrix in the Nacreous Layer of Pinctada fucata (Preliminary Report)

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  • SAMATA Tetsuro
    Department of Aquatic Biology, Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University

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  • アコヤガイの真珠層中の不溶性有機基質の可溶化(予報)
  • アコヤガイの真珠層中の不溶性有機基質の可溶化-予-
  • アコヤガイ ノ シンジュソウチュウ ノ フヨウセイ ユウキ キシツ ノ カヨウ

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Abstract

The water-insoluble organic matrix in the nacreous layer of Pinctada fucata was solubilized by formic acid. As a membrane was synthesized from the solubilized component by evaporating formic acid, this reaction may mainly be due to the break of the hydrogen bond between the peptide chains. As a result, the analysis of the solubilized component will provide valuable information about the structure and function of the water-insoluble organic matrix and hence lead to a more precise understanding of the role of the organic matrix for shell formation.

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