Novel silica-forming peptides derived from Ectocarpus siliculosus

A synthetic R5 peptide showed the silica precipitation activity when added to silicic acid solution under ambient conditions. However, R5 peptide showed no silica precipitation activity below pH 7, an important pH range for biological applications. Here, we reported new silica-forming peptides (SFP), named EctP1 and EctP2. They showed better silica deposition ability than the R5 peptide. Particularly, at pH 6, EctP1 showed silica deposition...