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Sensitive Amino Acid Composition and Chirality Analysis with the Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA)Detection of life on Mars requires definition of a suitable biomarker and development of sensitive yet compact instrumentation capable of performing in situ analyses. Our studies are focused on amino acid analysis because amino acids are more resistant to decomposition than other biomolecules, and because amino acid chirality is a well-defined biomarker. Amino acid composition and chirality analysis has been previously demonstrated in the lab using microfabricated capillary electrophoresis (CE) chips. To analyze amino acids in the field, we have developed the Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA), a portable analysis system that consists of a compact instrument and a novel multi-layer CE microchip.
Document ID
20050175982
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Skelley, Alison M. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Scherer, James R. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Aubrey, Andrew D. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States)
Grover, William H. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Ivester, Robin H. C. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Ehrenfreund, Pascale (Leiden Univ. Netherlands)
Grunthaner, Frank J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bada, Jeffrey L. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Mathies, Richard A. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 18
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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