Search Results - "Meierhenrich, Uwe"
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Ribose and related sugars from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogs
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (08-04-2016)“…Ribose is the central molecular subunit in RNA, but the prebiotic origin of ribose remains unknown. We observed the formation of substantial quantities of…”
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A New Dimension in Separation Science: Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (15-10-2012)“…The introduction and development of comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography offers greatly enhanced resolution and identification of organic analytes…”
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Organic compounds on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko revealed by COSAC mass spectrometry
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (31-07-2015)“…Comets harbor the most pristine material in our solar system in the form of ice, dust, silicates, and refractory organic material with some interstellar…”
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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vetiver essential oils by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (03-05-2013)“…•GC×GC techniques applied to the analysis of sesquiterpene derivatives.•Comparative analysis of vetiver oils of different origins by means of…”
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Aldehydes and sugars from evolved precometary ice analogs: Importance of ices in astrochemical and prebiotic evolution
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-01-2015)“…Evolved interstellar ices observed in dense protostellar molecular clouds may arguably be considered as part of precometary materials that will later fall on…”
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d-Amino acids in molecular evolution in space – Absolute asymmetric photolysis and synthesis of amino acids by circularly polarized light
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics (01-07-2018)“…Living organisms on the Earth almost exclusively use l-amino acids for the molecular architecture of proteins. The biological occurrence of d-amino acids is…”
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Amino acid gas phase circular dichroism and implications for the origin of biomolecular asymmetry
Published in Nature communications (26-01-2022)“…Life on Earth employs chiral amino acids in stereochemical l -form, but the cause of molecular symmetry breaking remains unknown. Chiroptical properties of…”
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Chirality, photochemistry and the detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets
Published in Chemical Society reviews (21-08-2012)“…The primordial appearance of chiral amino acids was an essential component of the asymmetric evolution of life on Earth. In this tutorial review we will…”
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Photo and thermochemical evolution of astrophysical ice analogues as a source for soluble and insoluble organic materials in Solar system minor bodies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2017)“…Soluble and insoluble organic matter (IOM) is a key feature of primitive carbonaceous chondrites. We observe the formation of organic materials in the…”
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Quantitative enantioseparation of amino acids by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography applied to non-terrestrial samples
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (12-02-2016)“…•An improved method for the enantioseparation of amino acids in complex samples is proposed.•Method validation shows extremely low 0.005–3pmol detection…”
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Molecular Chirality in Meteorites and Interstellar Ices, and the Chirality Experiment on Board the ESA Cometary Rosetta Mission
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (26-01-2015)“…Life, as it is known to us, uses exclusively L‐amino acid and D‐sugar enantiomers for the molecular architecture of proteins and nucleic acids. This Minireview…”
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ESA's Cometary Mission Rosetta—Re‐Characterization of the COSAC Mass Spectrometry Results
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (18-07-2022)“…The most pristine material of the Solar System is assumed to be preserved in comets in the form of dust and ice as refractory matter. ESA's mission Rosetta and…”
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The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias
Published in Life (Basel, Switzerland) (16-03-2019)“…The biomolecular homochirality in living organisms has been investigated for decades, but its origin remains poorly understood. It has been shown that circular…”
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Towards a complete characterisation of guaiacwood oil
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-05-2018)“…Guaiacwood oil is a common perfume ingredient used in modern compositions for its suave woody-rosy scent. This essential oil is a byproduct of the timber…”
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Enantioresolution and quantification of monosaccharides by comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (03-03-2017)“…•A new improved method for the enantioseparation of aldopentoses is proposed.•Method validation shows extremely low detection limits of 0.5pmol on the…”
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Biological effects of the loss of homochirality in a multicellular organism
Published in Nature communications (18-11-2022)“…Homochirality is a fundamental feature of all known forms of life, maintaining biomolecules (amino-acids, proteins, sugars, nucleic acids) in one specific…”
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Photonenergy-Controlled Symmetry Breaking with Circularly Polarized Light
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (03-01-2014)“…Circularly polarized light (CPL) is known to be a true chiral entity capable of generating absolute molecular asymmetry. However, the degree of inducible…”
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Evolution of Chemical Research in Nice, Côte d′Azur: From Early Laboratories to the ‘Institut de Chimie de Nice’
Published in ChemPlusChem (Weinheim, Germany) (01-06-2022)“…The ‘Institut de Chimie de Nice’ (ICN), founded in 2012, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022. Today, the ICN is part of the University Côte d'Azur (UCA),…”
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Evolution of Chemical Research in Nice, Côte d'Azur: From Early Laboratories to the 'Institut de Chimie de Nice'
Published in ChemPlusChem (Weinheim, Germany) (01-06-2022)“…The 'Institut de Chimie de Nice' (ICN), founded in 2012, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022. Today, the ICN is part of the University Côte d'Azur (UCA),…”
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On the Origin of Primitive Cells: From Nutrient Intake to Elongation of Encapsulated Nucleotides
Published in Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) (17-05-2010)“…Recent major discoveries in membrane biophysics hold the key to a modern understanding of the origin of life on Earth. Membrane bilayer vesicles have been…”
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