| 1 | Author | R. Üdiger, B. Erterm, Ann, R. Einhold Tacke | Requires cookie* |
| Title | Solid-State 29Si VACP/MAS NMR Studies of Silicon-Accumulating Plants: Structural Characterization of Biosilica Deposits  | ||
| Abstract | A series of silicon-accumulating plants [different Equisetum (horse tail) species, Echium vulgare, and Symphytum officinale] were studied by solid-state 29Si NMR experiments. For this purpose, selected parts of these plants were freeze-dried and then investigated by solid-state ~9Si VACP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. The 29Si NMR spectra of these plants are quite similar and exhibit the typical pattern characteristic of polysilicic acid (amorphous silica). | ||
| Reference | Z. Naturforsch. 55b, 459 (2000); received February 21 2000 | ||
| Published | 2000 | ||
| Keywords | Biomineralization, Silica, Silicon-Accumulating Plants | ||
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