Influence of intra-skeletal coral lipids on calcium carbonate precipitation

M. Reggi; S. Fermani; C. Samorì; F. Gizzi; F. Prada; Z. Dubinsky; S. Goffredo; G. Falini

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Influence of intra-skeletal coral lipids on calcium carbonate precipitation

M. Reggi, S. Fermani, C. Samorì, F. Gizzi, F. Prada, Z. Dubinsky, S. Goffredo, G. Falini

Department of Geography

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Recent research studies have shown that the intra-skeletal organic matrix of corals contains lipids. This communication reports their characterization and their influence on calcium carbonate precipitation. In addition, their potential role in coral's biomineralization is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8829-8833
Number of pages	5
Journal	CrystEngComm
Volume	18
Issue number	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01939k
State	Published - 2016

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This work has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC Grant Agreement No. [249930 - CoralWarm: Corals and global warming: the Mediterranean versus the Red Sea]. GF and SF thank the CIRCMSB for the support.

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