Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) was synthesized in the presence of leaves which act
as a source of oxalate ions. Three different leaves, viz. Ficus religiosa (peepal in India) …

Oxalic acid and oxalates are produced and present in plants in different amounts. Insoluble
calcium oxalate plays a key role in regulating calcium concentration, which is important in …

Calcium phosphate has been used for many years as a DNA delivery system. It has not
been approved for use in the vaccine adjuvant system since it has been known for site …

Crystals in selected medical plants growing naturally in Place palayam reserve forest,
Thiruvallur District were studied with Polarised light microscope. Four types of crystals were …

Calcium oxalate crystals have a definite biological function in medicinal plants and act as a
good diagnostic tool for the identification and detection of adulterants in crude drugs. The …

Cissus quadrangularis, a plant that has been customarily used in the Indian subcontinent to
hasten the process of healing in bone fractures, has been studied and exploited to …

Cultured protoplasts, isolated from the hypocotyl segments of seedlings of Helianthus
annum, exhibit rapid changes in intracellular-bound calcium and calmodulin (CaM) …

Nanotechnology is an enabling techno logy dealing with nanometre-sized parti cles. A
decade ago, nanoparticles were studied because of their size-dependent physical and …

Plants are constantly exposed to a changing and often unfavourable environment which has
led to the evolution of adaptive strategies that permit plant cells to sense environmental …

The article presents the author's view on carbon dioxide (CO2) induced changes in
micronutrients bioavailability in food grains. He discusses the experiment related to …