[Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ] Cold-adapted and halotolerant enzymes are promising candidates for industrial biocatalysis because they remain active under low-temperature and high-salinity conditions.
Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology
Near-infrared Confocal Imaging Reveals The Spatial Organisation Of Far-red Photosynthesis In Shark Bay Microbial Mats And Halomicronema sp,
[Journal of Microscopy] Far-red light (FRL) cyanobacteria occupy spectrally filtered habitats where visible wavelengths are depleted but far-red radiation persists.
Posted inAstrochemistry
Modeling The Radiolysis In H2O:HCOOH ice: Connecting Laboratory Experiments With Astronomical Measurements
[RSC Advances] We present a computational study of radiolytic chemistry and desorption dynamics in astrophysical ice composed of H2O:HCOOH (1 : 1), irradiated with Ni11+ ions at 46 MeV and […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
Ancient Genome Function Persists Despite Frequent Mutations
[Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf] Centromeres are crucial for cell division and emerged early in evolution. A research team led by Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf and the Max Planck Institute for […]
Posted inAstrochemistry
Nonequilibrium Formation of C4 Carbonyls in Interstellar Ices Linked to Amino Acids
[ACS Central Science] Complex organic molecules in interstellar ices and carbonaceous asteroids record key steps in the chemical evolution toward life, yet the origin of branched carbonyl compounds a fundamental […]
Posted inEnceladus
How Enceladus’ Ocean Spray Becomes Chemically Diverse Ice Grains
[Institute of Science Tokyo] Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus hides a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. From fractures near its south pole, material from this ocean is ejected into space […]
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Posted inAstrochemistry
Direct Molecular-scale Insight Into Soluble Organic Matter From The Murchison and Aguas Zarcas Meteorites
[Planetary Science Journal] Organic material in the Murchison and Aguas Zarcas meteorites preserves molecular records of early solar system chemistry and potential precursors to life.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry
Uncatalyzed Guanosine Phosphorylation under Potentially Prebiotic Conditions
[Chem EurJ] The phosphorylation of nucleosides and their subsequent polymerization are key issues in the study of the Origins of Life. How these chemical processes took place on primitive Earth […]
Posted inMeteorites & Asteroids
A Glimpse of the Solar System’s Origins: Striking Details on the Molecules Inside a Meteorite
[Brookhaven National Laboratory] Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have teamed up to get a fresh look at the complex makeup of meteorites and […]
Posted inHabitable Zones
Calculating Potential Cumulative Carbon Fixed And Evolutionary Stage For Earthlike Planets In Our Solar Neighborhood
[International Journal of Astrobiology] We propose a novel method for estimating possible biological evolutionary stage on exoplanets based on the hypothesis that biological evolutionary state is a linear function of […]