The effects of calcein, a fluorescent marker commonly used to assess mineral growth in calcifying organisms, on calcite and aragonite structure have been investigated. Calcein is entrapped within calcite and aragonite and modifies the shape and morphology of both polymorphs. Moreover, in the presence of Mg2+, it inhibits aragonite formation in favor of magnesium calcite.
Insights on the interaction of calcein with calcium carbonate and its implications in biomineralization studies / Magnabosco, Giulia; Polishchuk, Iryna; Erez, Jonathan; Fermani, Simona; Pokroy, Boaz; Falini, Giuseppe. - In: CRYSTENGCOMM. - ISSN 1466-8033. - STAMPA. - 20:30(2018), pp. 4221-4224. [10.1039/C8CE00853A]
Insights on the interaction of calcein with calcium carbonate and its implications in biomineralization studies
MAGNABOSCO, GIULIA
;Fermani, Simona;Falini, Giuseppe
2018
Abstract
The effects of calcein, a fluorescent marker commonly used to assess mineral growth in calcifying organisms, on calcite and aragonite structure have been investigated. Calcein is entrapped within calcite and aragonite and modifies the shape and morphology of both polymorphs. Moreover, in the presence of Mg2+, it inhibits aragonite formation in favor of magnesium calcite.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
