Biomineralization

Edmund Bäuerlein was born in 1932 in Höchst (Germany). He studied chemistry in Saarbrücken, Munich, and Frankfurt (Germany) and he completed his PhD with Prof. Th. Wieland on biologically relevant hydroquinones. He then moved to the Max-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung, Heidelberg (Germany), as a research group leader. He completed his Habilitation at the Fakultät für Chemie, Universität Heidelberg in 1974, where he was appointed Professor in 1980. In 1984 he moved to the Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie in Munich, Abteilung Membranbiochemie, where he was research group leader until the end of his active service in 1997.

From the contents:
Peptides - Composites - VesiclesMAGNETITE (FE3O4) AND GREIGITE (FE3S4)Magnetic Iron Oxide and Iron Sulfide Minerals within Microorganisms and as Potential BiomarkersPhylogeny and in Situ Identification of Magnetotactic BacteriaBiochemical and Genetic Analysis of the Magnetosome Membrane in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldenseEnzymes for Magnetite Synthesis in Magnetospirillum magnetotacticumMolecular and Biotechnological Aspects of Bacterial MagnetiteBiogenic Magnetite as a Basis for Geomagnetic-Field Perception in AnimalsStructural Analysis of H. salinarium DpsA, a Non-canonical FerritinSILICA-HYDRATED SIO2The Molecular Basis of Silica Formation in DiatomsSilicic Acid Transport and its Control during Cell Wall Silification in DiatomsThe Nanostructure and Development of Diatom BiosilicaCALCIUMCARBONATESBiomineralization in CoccolithophoresThe Proton Pump of the Calcifying Vesicle of the Coccolithophore PleurochrysisThe Zebrafish as a Genetic Model to Study Otolith FormationCALCIUMPHOSPHATESLot's Wife's Problem Revised: How We Prevent Pathological CalcificationAspects of Dentinogenesis: a Model for BiomineralizationThe Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Skeletal DevelopmentNEW METHODSModern Physical and Biological Methods for Biomineralization Studies

"Biomineralization ist eine informative und umfassende Monographie für Sachkundige. Die Vielfalt der Themen ist beeindruckend, wie nicht zuletzt das Kapitel von Epple über moderne Methoden zur Untersuchung der Biomineralisation und das einführende Kapitel des Herausgebers über Peptide, präbiotische Selektion und präbiotische Vesikeln zeigen. Dieses breit gefächerte Spektrum ist es, das die Stärke dieser Monographie ausmacht." (Angewandte Chemie)