06081nam 22015013a 450 991036775820332120250203235435.09783039214044303921404710.3390/books978-3-03921-404-4(CKB)4100000010106135(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42223(ScCtBLL)25e45f2d-06e9-4835-a948-e9739d0876ac(OCoLC)1163837411(oapen)doab42223(EXLCZ)99410000001010613520250203i20192019 uu engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiological CrystallizationJaime Gómez Morales, Juan Manuel García Ruiz, Giuseppe FaliniMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2019Basel, Switzerland :MDPI,2019.1 electronic resource (184 p.)9783039214037 3039214039 For at least six hundred million years, life has been a fascinating laboratory of crystallization, referred to as biomineralization. During this huge lapse of time, many organisms from diverse phyla have developed the capability to precipitate various types of minerals, exploring distinctive pathways for building sophisticated structural architectures for different purposes. The Darwinian exploration was performed by trial and error, but the success in terms of complexity and efficiency is evident. Understanding the strategies that those organisms employ for regulating the nucleation, growth, and assembly of nanocrystals to build these sophisticated devices is an intellectual challenge and a source of inspiration in fields as diverse as materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedicine. However, "Biological Crystallization" is a broader topic that includes biomineralization, but also the laboratory crystallization of biological compounds such as macromolecules, carbohydrates, or lipids, and the synthesis and fabrication of biomimetic materials by different routes. This Special Issue collects 15 contributions ranging from biological and biomimetic crystallization of calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and silica-carbonate self-assembled materials to the crystallization of biological macromolecules. Special attention has been paid to the fundamental phenomena of crystallization (nucleation and growth), and the applications of the crystals in biomedicine, environment, and materials science.Biology, life sciencesbicsscchitosanCsep1pbond selection during protein crystallizationbioremediationeducationreductantsheavy metalsbiomimetic crystallizationMTT assayprotein crystallizationdrug discoveryoptimizationpolymyxin resistancelysozymeependymin-related protein (EPDR)equilibration between crystal bond and destructive energiesbarium carbonatedyesmicroseed matrix screeningnanoapatitescolistin resistanceHaloalkane dehalogenasediffusionpolyacrylic acidrandom microseedingprotein ‘affinity’ to waterinsulinprotein crystal nucleationagaroselithium ionsependymin (EPN){00.1} calciteseedingCampylobacter consisusmetallothioneinsCrohn’s diseasebalance between crystal bond energy and destructive surface energiescolor changemicrobially induced calcite precipitation (MICP)crystallization of macromoleculescrystallizationcalceinMCR-1Cry protein crystalsL-tryptophancircular dichroismcrystal violetnanocompositeshalide-binding sitecalcium carbonatePCDAultrasonic irradiationadsorptionbiochemical aspects of the protein crystal nucleationGTL-16 cellsproteinase kneutron protein crystallographyclassical and two-step crystal nucleation mechanismsthermodynamic and energetic approachheavy metal contaminationN-acetyl-D-glucosaminecrystallization in solution flowsolubilitybiomorphsdroplet arraybiomimetic materialsferritinbiomineralizationwastewater treatmentH3O+silicagraphenesupersaturation dependence of the crystal nucleus sizepyrrolemicro-crystalsnucleationcrystallographymammalian ependymin-related protein (MERP)high-throughputvaterite transformationgradientsmaterials sciencebioprecipitationbiomedicinehuman carbonic anhydrase IXprotein crystal nucleation in poresgrowthcrystal growthBiology, life sciencesMorales Jaime Gómez1317916García Ruiz Juan ManuelFalini GiuseppeScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910367758203321Biological Crystallization3033089UNINA