The formation of the building blocks of peptides on interstellar dust grains
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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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
Volume | 359 |
Pages (from-to) | 216-219 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 1743-9213 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2020 |
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- Astrobiology, Astrochemistry, methods: Laboratory
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