Abstract

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. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2004/z52759_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.

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MusselCuring (chemistry)AdhesiveKey (lock)GLUEMetalNanotechnologyChemistryPolymer scienceEnvironmental chemistryMaterials scienceEcologyPolymer chemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryBiology

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2004
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article
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
448-450
Citations
478
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Mary J. Sever, Jaime T. Weisser, Jennifer L. Monahan et al. (2004). Metal‐Mediated Cross‐Linking in the Generation of a Marine‐Mussel Adhesive. Angewandte Chemie International Edition , 43 (4) , 448-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200352759

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10.1002/anie.200352759