Extraction and characterization of matrix protein from pacific oyster ( Crassostrea gigs) shell and its anti-osteoporosis properties in vitro and in vivo

• Published in: Food & Function
• Main Authors: Feng, Xue, Jiang, Suisui, Zhang, Fan, Wang, Runfang, Zhang, Tietao, Zhao, Yuanhui, Zeng, Mingyong
• Other Authors: National Key Research and Development Program of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2021
• Subjects: Pacific; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1fo00010a; http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/FO/D1FO00010A

Matrix protein is an acidic secreted protein that regulates biomineralization.