Physical Chemistry in Mucus

我们研究了几个主题的物理化学发生在粘液，特别是结构和动力学之间的关系，使用一种新的粘蛋白（qniumucin）提取自水母的水溶液是一个模型系统的粘液在动物。由于它的结构以前是解决，qniumucin是一个罕见的材料，作为一个明确的粘蛋白。重点研究了其与矿物阳离子的相互作用，并研究了吸附反应动力学和形态变化。我们用水母粘液的主要成分qniumucin代替珊瑚粘蛋白，成功地人工再现了珊瑚树形成过程中的生物矿化作用

We investigated several topics of physical chemistry occurring in mucus especially for the relationship between structures and dynamics using a novel mucin(qniumucin) extracted from jellyfish whose aqueous solution is a model system of mucus in animals. Since its structure was formerly solved, qniumucin is a rare material as a well-defined mucin. We focused on its interaction with mineral cations and studied the adsorbing reaction dynamics and the changes in its morphology. We succeeded to reproduce the biomineralization taking place in the formation of coral trees artificially by use of qniumucin, the main component of jellyfish mucus, instead of coral mucin