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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Main Authors: Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz, Karina Sandra Pérez, María Eugenia Mendoza, Abel Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/7/591