STRUVITE AND CALCITE CRYSTALLIZATION INDUCED BY CELLULAR MEMBRANES OFMYXOCOCCUS-XANTHUS

Authors
GONZALEZMUNOZ MT BENOMAR N MARTINEZCANAMERO M RODRIGUEZGALLEGO M GALINDO AL ARIAS JM
Citation
Mt. Gonzalezmunoz et al., STRUVITE AND CALCITE CRYSTALLIZATION INDUCED BY CELLULAR MEMBRANES OFMYXOCOCCUS-XANTHUS, Journal of crystal growth, 163(4), 1996, pp. 434-439
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Journal of crystal growth → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220248
Volume
163
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
434 - 439
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(1996)163:4<434:SACCIB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In this work we have proved that struvite and calcite crystals can be obtained in the presence of the cellular membrane fraction of Myxococc us xanthus, when appropriate supersaturated solutions are used. Probab ly, the negative charged points of the external side of the cellular s tructures could reduce the metastability field of struvite and calcite , acting as heterogeneous nuclei of crystallization.