Survivability and Abiotic Reactions of Selected Amino Acids in Different Hydrothermal System Simulators

@article{Chandru2013SurvivabilityAA,
  title={Survivability and Abiotic Reactions of Selected Amino Acids in Different Hydrothermal System Simulators},
  author={Kuhan Chandru and Ei-ichi Imai and Takeo Kaneko and Yumiko Obayashi and Kensei Kobayashi},
  journal={Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres},
  year={2013},
  volume={43},
  pages={99-108}
}
We tested the stability and reaction of several amino acids using hydrothermal system simulators: an autoclave and two kinds of flow reactors at 200–250 °C. This study generally showed that there is a variation in the individual amino acids survivability in the simulators. This is mainly attributed to the following factors; heat time, cold quenching exposure, metal ions and also silica. We observed that, in a rapid heating flow reactor, high aggregation and/or condensation of amino acids could… 
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