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在默奇森石中发现的异构证据表明,外星人存在的非血性氨基酸存在于默奇森石中
1School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA. AB1635@OU.EDU
Nature
|September 26, 1997
概括
早期的地球氨基酸可能有外星起源. 默奇森石显示出L-反体的过剩,这表明这种性在地球上的生命之前就存在.
科学领域:
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
- 有机地化学 有机地化学
- 生命的起源研究 生命的起源研究
背景情况:
- 氨基酸是生命的基石,以L-和D-反体的形式存在.
- 早期的地球被认为具有来自非生物合成的种族氨基酸混合物.
- 生活中L-氨基酸的独家使用仍然无法解释.
研究的目的:
- 调查外星氨基酸中L-enantiomer过剩的来源.
- 确定石撞击是否可以解释早期地球上的奇拉失衡.
- 证实了奇拉氨基酸的外星来源.
主要方法:
- 来自默奇森石的单个氨基酸反体的分析.
- 氨基酸的稳定同位素分析 (15N丰富).
- 异地氨基酸同位素组成与地球同类物的比较.
主要成果:
- 默奇森石氨基酸与陆地样本相比,显示15N的丰富.
- 这种同位素签名证实了观测到的L-enantiomer过剩的外星起源.
- 石中L-enantiomers的过量表明,在生命之前存在着一种性库存.
结论:
- 地球外的来源,如石,为早期的地球提供了非raceme的氨基酸混合物.
- 这种外星L-enantiomer过量可能影响了生命的同质性.
- 这些发现支持在生物系统中观察到的奇拉偏差的外星起源.
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