Biological synthesis of strontium carbonate crystals using the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.
The total biological synthesis of SrCO3 crystals of needlelike morphology arranged into higher order quasi-linear superstructures by challenging microorganisms such as fungi with aqueous Sr2+ ions is described. We term this procedure "total biological synthesis" since the source of carbonate ions that react with aqueous Sr2+ ions is the fungus itself. We believe that secretion of proteins during growth of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum is responsible for modulating the morphology of strontianite crystals and directing their hierarchical assembly into higher order superstructures.
Materials Chemistry and Biochemical Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411 008, India.
Debabrata
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Rautaray
Ambarish
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Sanyal
Suguna D
SD
Adyanthaya
Absar
A
Ahmad
Murali
M
Sastry
D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003460:Crystallization; D005670:Fusarium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010316:Particle Size; D013324:Strontium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
D002254:Carbonates; C054286:strontium carbonate; D013324:Strontium