Characterization of Biominerals in Cacteae Species by FTIR

Alejandro De la Rosa-Tilapa; Agustín Maceda; Teresa Terrazas

doi:10.3390/cryst10060432

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Characterization of Biominerals in Cacteae Species by FTIR

Alejandro De la Rosa-Tilapa

Agustín Maceda

Teresa Terrazas

Crystals Vol. 10 No. 6 pp. 432 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

A biomineral is a crystalline or amorphous mineral product of the biochemical activity of an organism and the local accumulation of elements available in the environment. The cactus family has been characterized by accumulating calcium oxalates, although other biominerals have been detected. Five species of Cacteae were studied to find biominerals. For this, anatomical sections and Fourier transform infrared, field emission scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry analyses were used. In the studied regions of the five species, they presented prismatic or spherulite dihydrate calcium oxalate crystals, as the predominant biomineral. Anatomical sections of Astrophytum asterias showed prismatic crystals and Echinocactus texensis amorphous silica bodies in the hypodermis. New findings were for Ariocarpus retusus subsp. trigonus peaks assigned to calcium carbonate and for Mammillaria sphaerica peaks belonging to silicates.

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Published: May 29, 2020
Vol/Issue: 10(6)
Pages: 432
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Authors

A

Alejandro De la Rosa-Tilapa

Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City 04510, Mexico

A

Agustín Maceda

Programa de Botánica, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, Texcoco, Estado de México 56230, Mexico

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Teresa Terrazas

Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City 04510, Mexico

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Award: 703332

Cite This Article

Alejandro De la Rosa-Tilapa, Agustín Maceda, Teresa Terrazas (2020). Characterization of Biominerals in Cacteae Species by FTIR. Crystals, 10(6), 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10060432

Characterization of Biominerals in Cacteae Species by FTIR

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