Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.9, 902-903, 2002
Control of the production amount and polymorphism of calcium carbonate by biomimetic mineralization
The cooperation between carbonic anhydrase (CA) or some biomimetic zinc model compound as a catalyst for the conversion from CO2 to HCO3- and poly(L-aspartate) as calcium ion recognition sites induced the aragonite formation of calcium carbonate. The higher CA-arising activity promoted the calcium carbonate production amount.