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Growth of some urinary crystals and studies on inhibitors and promoters. II. X‐ray studies and inhibitory or promotery role of some substances
Author(s) -
Natarajan S.,
Rmachandran E.,
Suja D. Blisin
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170320409
Subject(s) - crystal growth , calcium oxalate , oxalate , calcium , chemistry , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , crystal (programming language) , x ray , magnesium , phosphate , ammonium , inorganic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , crystallography , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , optics , physics , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
Best conditions were established for the gel growth of three urinary crystals viz., calcium oxalate monohydrate, calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate and ammonium magnesium phosphate hexahydrate. The crystals grown were characterized using single crystal X‐ray diffraction techniques and density measurements. Crystal growth experiments were carried out by incorporating the extracts or juices of some natural products in the gel media. By carefully observing the changes in the growth of crystals (compared to control experiments carried out at the same conditions), results about the inhibitory or promotery role of the substance incorporated were obtained. It was found that the extracts or juices of many of the naturally occurring substances have interesting inhibitory or promotery effects. These results may have useful applications in the treatment of recurrent stone patients.