Physical Chemistry in Mucus

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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