2 0   m g / day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁hypothesis ▁suggested ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁that ▁bor on ▁and ▁mol y b den um ▁catal yz ed ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁R NA ▁on ▁Mars ▁with ▁life ▁being ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Earth ▁via ▁a ▁meteor ite ▁around ▁ 3 ▁billion ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁There ▁exist ▁several ▁known ▁bor on - cont aining ▁natural ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁found ▁was ▁bor om yc in , ▁isolated ▁from ▁stre pt omy ces . ▁ ▁Cong en ital ▁end oth el ial ▁d yst ro phy ▁type ▁ 2 , ▁a ▁rare ▁form ▁of ▁cor ne al ▁d yst ro phy , ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁mut ations ▁in ▁S LC 4 A 1 1 ▁gene ▁that ▁enc odes ▁a ▁trans porter ▁reported ly ▁reg ulating ▁the ▁int rac ell ular ▁concentration ▁of ▁bor on . ▁ ▁Anal yt ical ▁quant ification ▁For ▁determ ination ▁of ▁bor on ▁content ▁in ▁food ▁or ▁materials , ▁the ▁color imet ric ▁cur c umin ▁method ▁is ▁used . ▁Bor on ▁is ▁converted ▁to ▁bor ic ▁acid ▁or ▁bor ates ▁and ▁on ▁reaction ▁with ▁cur c umin ▁in ▁acid ic ▁solution , ▁a ▁red ▁colored ▁bor on - ch el ate ▁complex , ▁ros oc yan ine , ▁is ▁formed . ▁ ▁Health ▁issues ▁and ▁to x icity ▁ ▁Element al ▁bor on , ▁bor on ▁ox ide , ▁bor ic ▁acid , ▁bor ates , ▁and ▁many ▁organ ob