CEQUINOR 05415
CENTRO DE QUIMICA INORGANICA "DR. PEDRO J. AYMONINO"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
IR-Spectroscopic Characterization of Biominerals in Marattiaceaeus Ferns
Autor/es:
ENRIQUE JOSE BARAN; C.H. ROLLERI
Revista:
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE BOTâNICA
Editorial:
Sociedade Botanica de Sao Paulo
Referencias:
Lugar: Sao Paulo, Brasil; Año: 2010 vol. 33 p. 519 - 523
ISSN:
0100-8404
Resumen:
Frond samples of eusporangiate ferns of Marattiaceae genera Angiopteris, Christensenia, Danaea and Marattia were investigated by infrared spectroscopy, under different experimental conditions. The results confirmed the previously reported accumulation of biogenic silica (SiO2) in tissues of these ferns, and also showed, for the first time, the presence of calcium oxalate in this group of plants, probably as weddellite. The ability to biomineralize SiO2, to produce and accumulate biogenic silica, is suggested now to be a general family treat of the Marattiaceae.
