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Qualitative monitoring of proto-peptide condensation by differential FTIR spectroscopy

04 September 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

Condensation processes such as wet-dry cycling are thought to have played significant roles in the emergence of proto-peptides. Here, we describe a simple and low-cost method, differential Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, for qualitative analysis of peptide condensation products in model primordial reactions. This method is optimized for depsipeptides and is used to investigate their polymerization in the presence of extraterrestrial dust simulants.

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FTIR
wet-dry cycling
depsipeptides
prebiotic chemistry
astrobiology

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FTIR and MALDI-TOF MS data.
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Qualitative Monitoring of Proto-Peptide Condensation by Differential FTIR Spectroscopy [opens in a new tab]
Keon Rezaeerod, Hanna Heinzmann, Alexis V. Torrence, Jui Patel, Jay G. Forsythe journal article
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
Online publication date: May 06, 2024

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DOI

10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-hlfmp
D O I: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-hlfmp [opens in a new tab]

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CHE-1504217
NIH SC INBRE
P20GM103499-20
NASA SC EPSCoR

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