Year-Long Stability of Nucleic Acid Bases in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid: Implications for the Persistence of Organic Chemistry in Venus’ Clouds

Year-Long Stability of Nucleic Acid Bases in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid: Implications for the Persistence of Organic Chemistry in Venus’ Clouds

We show that the nucleic acid bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil, as well as 2,6-diaminopurine, and the “core” nucleic acid bases purine and pyrimidine, are stable for more than one year in concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature and at acid concentrations relevant for Venu...

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Main Authors: Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Maxwell D. Seager, John H. Grimes, Zachary Zinsli, Heidi R. Vollmer-Snarr, Mohamed K. Abd El-Rahman, David S. Wishart, Brian L. Lee, Vasuk Gautam, Lauren Herrington, William Bains, Charles Darrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
Venus
NMR
nucleic acid bases
sulfuric acid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/5/538

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