The use of surface-enhanced raman scattering for detecting molecular evidence of life in rocks, sediments, and sedimentary deposits

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 629-641

  Bowden, Stephen A ^a   Wilson, Rab ^b   Cooper, Jonathan M ^b   Parnell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic regolith; Biomarkers; Enhanced Raman; Hydrothermal; SERS; Surface

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYCOCYANIN; SCYTONEMIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOSSIL; LIFE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENT; SPACE FLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL SPRING;

CAROTENOIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOT SPRINGS; INDOLES; LIFE; MINERALS; PHENOLS; PHYCOCYANIN; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77956133575     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.0435     Document Type: Article

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