Decomposition of Amino Acids in Water with Application to Europa and Other Ocean Worlds
Abstract
Aspartic acid, threonine, isoleucine, serine, arginine are relatively sensitive to decomposition. Any of those species detected at Europa cannot be primordial, such that in situ detection would indicate recent (< 1 Myr) production of the amino acid.
- Publication:
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Europa Deep Dive: Chemical Composition of Europa and State of Laboratory Data
- Pub Date:
- October 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018LPICo2100.3009T