The nature, origin and modification of insoluble organic matter in chondrites, the major source of Earth's C and N

CMOD Alexander, GD Cody, BT De Gregorio, LR Nittler… - Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
All chondrites accreted∼ 3.5 wt.% C in their matrices, the bulk of which was in a
macromolecular solvent and acid insoluble organic material (IOM). Similar material to IOM is …

Insoluble organic matter in chondrites: Archetypal melanin-like PAH-based multifunctionality at the origin of life?

M d'Ischia, P Manini, Z Martins, L Remusat… - Physics of Life …, 2021 - Elsevier
An interdisciplinary review of the chemical literature that points to a unifying scenario for the
origin of life, referred to as the Primordial Multifunctional organic Entity (PriME) scenario, is …

Bioinspired fabrication of DNA–inorganic hybrid composites using synthetic DNA

E Kim, S Agarwal, N Kim, FS Hage, V Leonardo… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acid nanostructures have attracted significant interest as potential therapeutic and
diagnostic platforms due to their intrinsic biocompatibility and biodegradability, structural …

Influence of phyllosilicates on the hydrothermal alteration of organic matter in asteroids: Experimental perspectives

V Vinogradoff, C Le Guillou, S Bernard… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The origin of the diverse organic compounds present in carbonaceous chondrites (CC)
remains uncertain. We aim at investigating the role that hydrothermal alteration may have …

Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro‐to nano‐scale

RM Stroud, J Barosch, L Bonal… - … & Planetary Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transmission electron microscopy analyses of Hayabusa2 samples show that Ryugu
organic matter exhibits a range of morphologies, elemental compositions, and carbon …

Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites: the chronicle of a potential evolutionary path between stars and life

S Pizzarello, E Shock - Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 2017 - Springer
The biogenic elements, H, C, N, O, P and S, have a long cosmic history, whose evolution
can still be observed in diverse locales of the known universe, from interstellar clouds of gas …

High abundances of presolar grains and 15N-rich organic matter in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion Range 08006

LR Nittler, CMOD Alexander, J Davidson… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract NanoSIMS C-, N-, and O-isotopic mapping of matrix in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion
Range (DOM) 08006 revealed it to have in its matrix the highest abundance of presolar O …

Experimental investigation of Fe-clay/organic interactions under asteroidal conditions

JC Viennet, C Le Guillou, L Remusat, F Baron… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous chondrites contain both soluble and insoluble organic materials (SOM and
IOM) which may have been produced in different environments via different processes or …

Multiple generations of grain aggregation in different environments preceded solar system body formation

HA Ishii, JP Bradley, HA Bechtel… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The solar system formed from interstellar dust and gas in a molecular cloud. Astronomical
observations show that typical interstellar dust consists of amorphous (a-) silicate and …

Variations of organic functional chemistry in carbonaceous matter from the asteroid 162173 Ryugu

B De Gregorio, GD Cody, RM Stroud… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Primordial carbon delivered to the early earth by asteroids and meteorites provided a
diverse source of extraterrestrial organics from pre-existing simple organic compounds …