hydroxyapatite

Introduction

3 Ca(3)(PO4)2*Ca(OH)2. A natural mineral structure that the crystal lattice of bone closely resembles; used in chromatography of nucleic acids.

More general terms

• salt
• mineral

Additional terms

• Ca+2
• hydroxyapatite deposition disease; calcium hydroxyapatite deposition disease; basic calcium phosphate deposition disease

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=14781