Abstract
Directed precipitation of silicic acid during the formation of diatom cell walls is promoted by polyamines (see picture) and peptides. These species-specific organic matrices, which direct the biomineralization process to amorphous SiO2, are accessible only after dissolution of the silica cell wall with hydrogen fluoride.
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