The formation of the building blocks of peptides on interstellar dust grains
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The formation of the building blocks of peptides on interstellar dust grains. / Ligterink, N. F.W.; Van Scheltinga, J. Terwisscha; Kofman, V.; Taquet, V.; Cazaux, S.; Jørgensen, J. K.; Van Dishoeck, E. F.; Linnartz, H.
I: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Bind 359, 12.10.2020, s. 216-219.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The formation of the building blocks of peptides on interstellar dust grains
AU - Ligterink, N. F.W.
AU - Van Scheltinga, J. Terwisscha
AU - Kofman, V.
AU - Taquet, V.
AU - Cazaux, S.
AU - Jørgensen, J. K.
AU - Van Dishoeck, E. F.
AU - Linnartz, H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © International Astronomical Union 2020.
PY - 2020/10/12
Y1 - 2020/10/12
N2 - The emergence of life on Earth may have its origin in organic molecules formed in the interstellar medium. Molecules with amide and isocyanate groups resemble structures found in peptides and nucleobases and are necessary for their formation. Their formation is expected to take place in the solid state, on icy dust grains, and is studied here by far-UV irradiating a CH4:HNCO mixture at 20 K in the laboratory. Reaction products are detected by means of infrared spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption-mass spectrometry. Various simple amides and isocyanates are formed, showing the importance of ice chemistry for their interstellar formation. Constrained by experimental conditions, a reaction network is derived, showing possible formation pathways of these species under interstellar conditions.
AB - The emergence of life on Earth may have its origin in organic molecules formed in the interstellar medium. Molecules with amide and isocyanate groups resemble structures found in peptides and nucleobases and are necessary for their formation. Their formation is expected to take place in the solid state, on icy dust grains, and is studied here by far-UV irradiating a CH4:HNCO mixture at 20 K in the laboratory. Reaction products are detected by means of infrared spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption-mass spectrometry. Various simple amides and isocyanates are formed, showing the importance of ice chemistry for their interstellar formation. Constrained by experimental conditions, a reaction network is derived, showing possible formation pathways of these species under interstellar conditions.
KW - Astrobiology
KW - Astrochemistry
KW - methods: Laboratory
U2 - 10.1017/S1743921320000010
DO - 10.1017/S1743921320000010
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85094832864
VL - 359
SP - 216
EP - 219
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
SN - 1743-9213
ER -
ID: 269668233