Acidic peptides acting as growth modifiers of calcite crystalsElectronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: full analytical characterization of 1 and 2 as well as experimental details on CaCO3 crystal growth and crystallographic analysis of the calcite crystal morphology. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b405613b/

Abstract

Small acidic peptides comprising a repeating Phe–Asp sequence motif exert control, in vitro, on the morphology of calcite crystals similar to natural proteins from calcified tissues.