An astrophysical view of earth-based metabolic biosignature gases

Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-82

  Seager, Sara ^a   Schrenk, Matthew ^b   Bains, William ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rufus Scientific Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosignature; Exoplanet; Microbial redox reactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; GAS; METABOLISM; METABOLOME; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; GASES; METABOLOME; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84856401874     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0489     Document Type: Article

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