Catechol-Vanadium Binding Enhances Cross-Linking and Mechanics of a Mussel Byssus Coating Protein

Mesko, M; Xiang, L; Bohle, S; Hwang, DS; Zeng, HB; Harrington, MJ

Harrington, MJ (corresponding author), McGill Univ, Dept Chem, Montreal, PQ H3A 0B8, Canada.; Zeng, HB (corresponding author), Univ Alberta, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2021; 33 (16): 6530

Abstract

Inspired largely by chemistry discovered in the byssus fibers of marine mussels, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)-metal coordination has emerged as a......

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