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Figure 4
Three-step mechanism of biological crystal formation with OCP as an intermediate calcium phosphate phase. (1) Formation of a one unit-cell-thick OCP crystal. (2) OCP hydrolysis into HA along the (100) plane; arrows, direction of hydrolysis. (3) HA formation on the (100) face of the OCP–HA crystal.

Journal logoSTRUCTURAL
BIOLOGY
ISSN: 2059-7983
Volume 54| Part 6| November 1998| Pages 1377-1381
https://doi.org/10.1107/S0907444998005769
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