Enantioselective separation of amino acids as biomarkers indicating life in extraterrestrial environments Amino Acid Analysis

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 7931-7940

  Pietrogrande, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical biomarkers; Enantioselective separation of amino acids; Extinct or extant life; Extraterrestrial environments

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIZATION TECHNIQUES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SEPARATION; EXTINCT OR EXTANT LIFE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MICROCHIP CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; THERMALLY STABLE COMPOUNDS;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; REMOTE CONTROL; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPACE FLIGHT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MARS; METEOROIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84885300099     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6915-0     Document Type: Review

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