Integrated Molar Absorptivity of Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Alanine and a Selection of Other Five Amino Acids of Astrobiological Relevance

Iglesias-Groth, Susana; Cataldo, Franco
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Astrobiology

Fecha de publicación:
4
2022
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2
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1
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3
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2
Descripción
Alanine and other five proteinogeninc amino acids produced quite easily in exogenous and/or endogenous prebiotic processes, that is, valine, serine, proline, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid (Ala, Val, Ser, Pro, Glu, and Asp, respectively) were studied in the mid- and far-infrared spectral range. This work is an extension of the previous one where other proteinogenic amino acids glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan (Gly, Ile, Phe, Tyr, and Trp, respectively) were studied in the mid-infrared and in the far-infrared with the purpose to facilitate the search and identification of these astrobiological and astrochemical relevant molecules in space environments. The molar extinction coefficients (ɛ) of all mid- and far-infrared bands were determined as well as the integrated molar absorptivities (ψ). The mid-infrared spectra of Ala, Val, Ser, Pro, Glu, and Asp were recorded also at three different temperatures from −180°C to nearly ambient temperature and at 200°C. With the reported values of ɛ and ψ, it will be possible to estimate the relative abundance of these molecules in space environments.