Characterization of calcium oxalate biominerals in Pereskia species (Cactaceae)

Paula V. Monje; Enrique J. Baran

doi:10.1515/znc-2009-11-1201

Characterization of calcium oxalate biominerals in Pereskia species (Cactaceae)

Paula V. Monje, Enrique J. Baran

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Abstract

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 of the leafless stem-succulent cacti, these results suggest that the biomineralization of calcium oxalate in Cactaceae represents a primitive characteristic of the group and also support a close genetic relationship between Pereskia and Opuntia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	763-766
Number of pages	4
Journal	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences
Volume	64
Issue number	11-12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2009-11-1201
State	Published - 2010

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This work was supported by Universidad Na-cional de La Plata (UNLP) and Consejo Nacion-al de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de

Keywords

Biominerals
Infrared spectroscopy
Pereskia
Whewellite

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Characterization of calcium oxalate biominerals in Pereskia species (Cactaceae)

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