Biocrystals in Plants: A Short Review on Biomineralization Processes and the Role of Phototropins into the Uptake of Calcium
The biomineralization process is a mechanism inherent to all organisms of the Earth. Throughout the decades, diverse works have reported that the origin of life is tied to crystals, specifically to biominerals of silica that catalyzed RNA, and had some influence in the homochirality. Although the me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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Series: | Crystals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/7/591 |