Index
A
Abalone, 142, 171
Abiotic, 55, 58, 59, 66
ACC. See Amorphous calcium carbonate
Acid-insoluble matrix (AIM), 171, 180, 185
Acid-soluble matrix (ASM), 171, 179, 181,
182, 185, 187
Actin-like protein, 19
Additive, 53, 142, 145, 150, 170–185
Adsorption, 54, 58, 65, 66
Adult spine, 209–212
Adult tooth, 212–217
AIM. See Acid-insoluble matrix
Amino acids, 173–175, 183, 184, 192, 332,
337, 339, 341, 343, 347, 367–369,
372, 377, 379
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), 143,
149–150, 164, 170, 175, 176, 178,
179, 184, 185, 208–209, 212,
215–218, 227, 326
Amorphous calcium phosphate, 150, 188
Antagonistic, 53
Antibodies, 369–379
Aragonite, 143–150, 154–163, 170, 171,
174–176, 178–181, 184, 185, 370,
372, 380, 386, 388
Aragonite crystal, 335, 337, 339, 340, 342–347
Archea, 88
Arthrobacter, 54, 58, 63
ASM. See Acid-soluble matrix
Atmospheric oxygen level, 255
Aurantimonas, 54, 60, 62, 64
Autotrophy, 52, 57
Axial filament, 267
B
Bacillus, 55, 56, 60, 62–64, 66
Bacillus subtilis, 131, 133
Bacteria, 49–67, 88
Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation,
114
active vs. passive, 116, 117
in calcium homeostasis, 128
in eutrophic conditions, 120, 121
evolution and meaning, 132
genetic control, 131
heterogeneous nucleation, 133
implications and applications, 114
metabolic pathways involved, 123, 124
role of bacterial surfaces, 119, 133
role of EPS, 134
role of pH, 119, 120
role of protons, 129, 130
Bacterial calcium metabolism, 127
calcium metabolism and precipitation, 130,
131
calcium regulation, 128
role of Ca2
+ , 127
Bacterial S-layer, 88
Basal lamina, 234
Bioavailability, 52
Bio-crystallisation, 276
Biofilm, 87, 90
Biogenic, 63, 64, 66
Biogeochemical cycles, 49
Biologically controlled mineralization, 83, 227
Biologically induced mineralization, 81, 226
Biomedicine, 275
Biomineral, 142–171, 173–175, 177–180, 184
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A
Abalone, 142, 171
Abiotic, 55, 58, 59, 66
ACC. See Amorphous calcium carbonate
Acid-insoluble matrix (AIM), 171, 180, 185
Acid-soluble matrix (ASM), 171, 179, 181,
182, 185, 187
Actin-like protein, 19
Additive, 53, 142, 145, 150, 170–185
Adsorption, 54, 58, 65, 66
Adult spine, 209–212
Adult tooth, 212–217
AIM. See Acid-insoluble matrix
Amino acids, 173–175, 183, 184, 192, 332,
337, 339, 341, 343, 347, 367–369,
372, 377, 379
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), 143,
149–150, 164, 170, 175, 176, 178,
179, 184, 185, 208–209, 212,
215–218, 227, 326
Amorphous calcium phosphate, 150, 188
Antagonistic, 53
Antibodies, 369–379
Aragonite, 143–150, 154–163, 170, 171,
174–176, 178–181, 184, 185, 370,
372, 380, 386, 388
Aragonite crystal, 335, 337, 339, 340, 342–347
Archea, 88
Arthrobacter, 54, 58, 63
ASM. See Acid-soluble matrix
Atmospheric oxygen level, 255
Aurantimonas, 54, 60, 62, 64
Autotrophy, 52, 57
Axial filament, 267
B
Bacillus, 55, 56, 60, 62–64, 66
Bacillus subtilis, 131, 133
Bacteria, 49–67, 88
Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation,
114
active vs. passive, 116, 117
in calcium homeostasis, 128
in eutrophic conditions, 120, 121
evolution and meaning, 132
genetic control, 131
heterogeneous nucleation, 133
implications and applications, 114
metabolic pathways involved, 123, 124
role of bacterial surfaces, 119, 133
role of EPS, 134
role of pH, 119, 120
role of protons, 129, 130
Bacterial calcium metabolism, 127
calcium metabolism and precipitation, 130,
131
calcium regulation, 128
role of Ca2
+ , 127
Bacterial S-layer, 88
Basal lamina, 234
Bioavailability, 52
Bio-crystallisation, 276
Biofilm, 87, 90
Biogenic, 63, 64, 66
Biogeochemical cycles, 49
Biologically controlled mineralization, 83, 227
Biologically induced mineralization, 81, 226
Biomedicine, 275
Biomineral, 142–171, 173–175, 177–180, 184
W.E.G. M€ uller (ed.), Molecular Biomineralization, Progress in Molecular
and Subcellular Biology 52, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-21230-7,
# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
397