Crystallochemical characterization of calcium oxalate crystals isolated from seed coats of Phaseolus vulgaris and leaves of Vitis vinifera

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Jáuregui Zúñiga, David ^a   Reyes Grajeda, Juan Pablo ^a   Sepúlveda Sánchez, José David ^b   Whitaker, John R ^c   Moreno, Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocrystallization; Biomineralization; Crystal morphology; Natural crystal growth; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; LIME; MORPHOLOGY; SEED;

BIOMINERALIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANATOMY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; LIME; PLANTS; SEEDS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; SPERMATOPHYTA; VITIS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0242584910     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00947     Document Type: Article

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