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Cover Picture: Crystal Research and Technology 4'2018
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201870006
Subject(s) - crystal (programming language) , cover (algebra) , hydrogen bond , crystallography , arginine , chemistry , amino acid , crystal growth , combinatorics , computer science , mathematics , biochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , programming language , mechanical engineering , engineering
The influence of amino acids of different nature (L‐aspartic acid and L‐arginine) on the morphology and size of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals (COM), one of the main components of pathogenic organomineral aggregates in the human organism, is studied. Addition of L‐aspartic acid and L‐arginine is found to inhibit the processes of COM crystal growth, thereby decreasing the crystal size by more than twice compared to pure COM crystals. Amino acids can block the growth of the {121} face due to the formation of hydrogen bonds, and the growth of the {100} and {010} faces by electrostatic interaction. This is reported by Yuliia Volodymyrivna Taranets and co‐workers in article number 1700133 .