calcium oxalate
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The results yield a surprise: "We found that part of the cadmium is stored in calcium oxalate crystals in roots and branches of the cacao plant, which was unexpected," explains Blommaert.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024
Chewing a portion of its stem can render someone temporarily but painfully speechless, as the calcium oxalate crystals in it can cause throat and mouth swelling.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023
In their recent research, summarized in Nature Reviews Urology, the researchers primarily used GeoBioCell to study growing calcium oxalate crystals, which account for about 70 percent of kidney stones.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2021
I identify the markers of specific natural products: Tartaric acid is a fingerprint compound for grapes in the Middle East, for example, while calcium oxalate points to the presence of barley beer.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2015
Solid crystals of insoluble calcium oxalate are often found in plant cells, and it has been shown that when so deposited the calcium cannot become again available for metabolic uses.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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