A simple microwave extraction method for the isolation and identification of plant opal phytoliths

Abstract: We present a new extraction method for opal phytoliths, which has high potential to support qualitative analyses of the unaltered properties of single opal phytoliths. Opal phytoliths have to remain in their original solution or an equivalent to protect their amorphous (SiO2 nH2O) molecular structure. Fresh leaf material was heated in distilled water in a microwave oven for 3–4 hours, stirred and then strained through a plankton sieve (50-μm mesh). After purification, the plant tissue matrix was successfully degraded. Single opal phytoliths of Phragmites australis and Arundo donax as well as cell debris were isolated.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: A simple microwave extraction method for the isolation and identification of plant opal phytoliths ; volume:67 ; number:5 ; year:2012 ; pages:927-930 ; extent:4 ; Biologia ; 67, Heft 5 (2012), 927-930 (gesamt 4)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Braune, Caroline ; Lieberei, Reinhard ; Steinmacher, Douglas ; Kaiser, Thomas

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.2478/s11756-012-0074-1
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409221736197.255636443650
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:26 MESZ