Characterization of Calcium Oxalate Biominerals in Pereskia Species (Cactaceae)

Calcium oxalate druses were isolated from the stems and leaves of six Pereskioideae family members and investigated by infrared spectroscopy, showing that in all samples the biomineral was present in the form of whewellite, CaC2O4 · H2O. As Pereskia is thought to represent the “ancestral” condition...

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Autores principales: Monje, Paula V., Baran, Enrique José
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/120074
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