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ArticleACS earth & space chemistry2025

Characterization of Amino Acid Nanolayers and Their Interactions under Simulated Planetary Conditions.

Diogo Gonçalves, Florence Hofmann, Janina Drauschke, Severin Wipf, Riccardo Giovanni Urso, Ana M Ferraria, Ana M Botelho do Rego, Jana Bocková, Cornelia Meinert, Andreas Elsaesser and 2 more

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Article in ACS earth & space chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Diogo GonçalvesCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-7745
Florence HofmannFreie Universität Berlin, Department of Physics, Experimental Biophysics and Space Science, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Janina DrauschkeFreie Universität Berlin, Department of Physics, Experimental Biophysics and Space Science, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Severin WipfFreie Universität Berlin, Department of Physics, Experimental Biophysics and Space Science, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Riccardo Giovanni UrsoINAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Ana M FerrariaInstitute for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6784-6540
Ana M Botelho do RegoInstitute for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.
Jana BockováUniversité Côte d'Azur-CNRS, ICN, UMR7272, 06108 Nice, France.
Cornelia MeinertUniversité Côte d'Azur-CNRS, ICN, UMR7272, 06108 Nice, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7256-2112
Andreas ElsaesserFreie Universität Berlin, Department of Physics, Experimental Biophysics and Space Science, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Bruno PedrasInstitute for Bioengineering and Biosciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.
Zita MartinsCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laboratory experiments extend our possibility to understand the behavior of organic molecules under extraterrestrial conditions. In the scope of such simulation experiments, organic molecules are often prepared as thin films, embedded in ice matrices, or adsorbed onto mineral surfaces. Albeit a single-species approach often adequately mimics the conditions to be studied, there are scenarios where the interactions between different organic molecules should be considered. In this work, we investigate the interaction of the two simplest α-amino acids, glycine and alanine, while codeposited as homogeneous nanolayers. Our results demonstrate that their interaction leads to deposition patterns, infrared signatures, and electronic properties that cannot be predicted by studying each molecular species in isolation. We conclude that organic interactions influence the photochemistry and spectroscopic signatures of biomolecules potentially present in planetary environments of interest such as Titan's surface.

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AFMalanineglycinemid-IR spectroscopynanoFTIRplanetary surfacesTitanXPS

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PMID41567866
PMCPMC12818834

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