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IUPAC definition Biomineralization:
Complete conversion of
organic substances to
inorganic derivatives by
living organisms,
especially micro-organisms...
- not known.
Biomineralization is the
production of
mineralized parts by organisms.
Hypotheses to
explain the
evolution of
biomineralization include physiological...
- scale),
following Petit et al. (1999).[clarification needed] δ18O from
biomineralized tissues may also be used in
reconstructing past
environmental conditions...
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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...
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carbon dioxide, water, and
basic elements.
Fungi have been
shown to
biomineralize uranium oxides,
suggesting they may have
application in the bioremediation...
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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...
- Phrenapatinae, and
millipedes (except for
bristly millipedes) is also
biomineralized with
calcium carbonate.
Calcification of the endosternite, an internal...
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phosphate are the main
mineral phases constituting these hard parts,
biomineralization plays an
important role in the
global biogeochemical cycles of carbon...
- Mg2+/Ca2+
ratio of the seas also
affects the
ability of
organisms to
biomineralize. The
Carboniferous aragonite seas
favoured those that
secreted aragonite...
