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The development of a technology for the biological and chemical synthesis of analogs to the adhesive protein of the mussel Mytilus edulis is described. This protein consists mainly of the repeating decapeptide sequence Ala-Lys-Pro-Ser-Tyr-Hyp-Hyp-Thr-Tyr-Lys.
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Masilamani, D. et al. (1991). Synthetic Mussel Adhesive Proteins. In: Gebelein, C.G. (eds) Biotechnology and Polymers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3844-8_20
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