Metal-Mediated Cross-Linking in the Generation of a Marine-Mussel Adhesive

Iron muscles into mussels: Marine mussels adhere to rocks with a protein‐based glue. An iron complex is the key curing agent in this adhesive, and the iron center is coordinated by three DOPA residues (see picture). These studies present the first identified case in which a transition‐metal center i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2004-01, Vol.43 (4), p.448-450
Hauptverfasser:	Sever, Mary J., Weisser, Jaime T., Monahan, Jennifer, Srinivasan, Shalini, Wilker, Jonathan J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adhesives - chemistry Adhesives - isolation & purification Adhesives - metabolism Animals bioinorganic chemistry Bivalvia - chemistry Bivalvia - physiology Cross-Linking Reagents - chemistry Cross-Linking Reagents - metabolism Dihydroxyphenylalanine - analysis Dihydroxyphenylalanine - chemistry Dihydroxyphenylalanine - metabolism Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Ferric Compounds - chemistry functional materials Iron - analysis Iron - chemistry Iron - metabolism Ligands Metals - analysis Metals - chemistry Metals - metabolism Models, Molecular Nitrates - chemistry Oxidation-Reduction Oxygen - chemistry Oxygen - metabolism Peptides - chemistry peptidomimetics Protein Binding proteins Proteins - chemistry Proteins - isolation & purification Proteins - metabolism Spectrophotometry transition metals
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Zusammenfassung:	Iron muscles into mussels: Marine mussels adhere to rocks with a protein‐based glue. An iron complex is the key curing agent in this adhesive, and the iron center is coordinated by three DOPA residues (see picture). These studies present the first identified case in which a transition‐metal center is integral to forming a noncrystalline biological material.
ISSN:	1433-7851 1521-3773
DOI:	10.1002/anie.200352759