Osteocalcin Biomimic Recognizes Bone Hydroxyapatite

Twinkle, twinkle little bone! A short peptide derived from a natural bone binding protein, osteocalcin, shows excellent selectivity and affinity to hydroxyapatite, the main component of bone. With a fluorescent label, the intravenously injected peptide revealed detailed bone structures in mice, like an X-ray image (see figure). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are...