Identification of β-carotene in an evaporitic matrix-evaluation of Raman spectroscopic analysis for astrobiological research on Mars

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 393, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1967-1975

  Vítek, Petr ^a   Jehlička, Jan ^a   Edwards, Howell G M ^b   Osterrothová, Kateřina ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotene; Astrobiology; Biomarkers; Evaporites; Mars; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DETECTION OF BIOMOLECULES; EPSOMITE; EVAPORITES; EXCITATION WAVELENGTHS; LIVING ORGANISMS; MARS; MARTIAN SURFACES; MATRIXES; MICROBIAL LIVES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; POTENTIAL HABITATS; RAMAN BANDS; RAMAN MICROSPECTROMETRY; RESONANCE RAMAN;

ASTROBIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; GYPSUM; OCEAN HABITATS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFATE MINERALS;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH;

BETA CAROTENE; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 63449087686     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2677-0     Document Type: Article

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