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International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology

Biomineralization Journals

Biomineralization, or biomineralisation is the procedure by which living life forms produce minerals, frequently to solidify or harden existing tissues. Such tissues are called mineralized tissues. It is a very boundless marvel; each of the six ordered realms contain individuals that can shape minerals, and more than 60 unique minerals have been distinguished in organisms.Examples remember silicates for green growth and diatoms, carbonates in spineless creatures, and calcium phosphates and carbonates in vertebrates. These minerals regularly structure basic highlights, for example, shells and the bone in warm blooded animals and flying creatures. Life forms have been creating mineralised skeletons for as far back as 550 million years. Ca carbonates and Ca phosphates are generally crystalline, yet silica living beings (wipes, diatoms...) are consistently non crystalline minerals. Different models incorporate copper, iron and gold stores including microbes. Naturally shaped minerals frequently have exceptional uses, for example, attractive sensors in magnetotactic microorganisms (Fe3O4), gravity detecting gadgets (CaCO3, CaSO4, BaSO4) and iron stockpiling and preparation (Fe2O3•H2O in the protein ferritin).

 

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