Chemical evidence for intrinsic 'Si' within Equisetum cell walls

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 2089-2095

  Currie, Heather A ^a   Perry, Carole C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall extraction; Equisetum; Extrasilica; Intrasilica; Silica; Silicic acid; Silicification

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MONOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; EQUISETUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT STEM;

AMINO ACIDS; CELL WALL; EQUISETUM; MONOSACCHARIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; POLYMERS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; EQUISETUM TELMATEIA;

EID: 70549113192     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.07.039     Document Type: Article

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