| Literature DB >> 17739141 |
Abstract
Struvite, MgNH(4)PO(4).6H(2)O, rather than apatite or amorphous calcium phosphate is precipitated when phosphate is added to seawater containing more than 0.01M NH(4)(+) ions. Struvite may have precipitated from evaporating seawater on the primitive earth, and may have been important for prebiotic phosphorylation.Entities:
Year: 1973 PMID: 17739141 DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4072.483
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728