Assertion: phosphorus's form | /r/Synonym | phytate
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text: However, up to 80% of the phosphorus found in seeds is in a stored form called phytic acid, or phytate, which humans cannot digest (34).
text: The most common form of phosphorus used by biological organisms is phosphate (PO 4 ), which plays major roles in the formation of DNA, cellular energy, and cell membranes (and plant cell walls).
text: The principal combined forms in nature are the phosphate salts.
text: From a physiological and biochemical perspective, the cell membrane consists of a "phospholipid bilayer"—two rows of molecules composed primarily of fats (lipids) and phosphorus (in a special form called "phosphate" that involves a combination of phosphorus with oxygen and hydrogen).
text: However, the form of phosphate in these plant seeds is called phytate (Calvo, 2014).