Ultraviolet Photoprocessing of Glycine Adsorbed on Various Space-Relevant Minerals

The discovery of amino acids such as glycine on meteorites and comets confirms the role of small bodies as transport and delivery vehicles of building blocks of life on Earth and possibly on other planetary bodies of our Solar System. Glycine is quite interesting because it is the simplest of the 20...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Poggiali, Teresa Fornaro, Simone Potenti, Maria Angela Corazzi, John Robert Brucato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2020.00018/full