Raman spectroscopic identification of usnic acid in hydrothermal minerals as a potential Martian analogue
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Raman spectroscopic identification of usnic acid in hydrothermal minerals as a potential Martian analogue
Original language description
Raman spectroscopy using 785 nm excitation was tested as a nondestructive method for determining the presence of the potential biomarker, usnic acid, in experimentally prepared mineral matrices. Investigated samples consisting of usnic acid mixed with powdered hydrothermal minerals, gypsum and calcite were studied. Various concentrations of usnic acid in the mineral matrix were studied to determine the detection limits of this biomarker. Usnic acid was mixed with gypsum (respectively, calcite) and covered by a UV-transparent crystal of gypsum thereby creating artificial inclusions similar to those which could be present in Martian minerals. A Raman usnic acid signal at the concentration level as low as 1 g kg(-1) was obtained in the powdered mineral matrix and 5 g kg(-1) when analyzed through the monocrystal.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DD - Geochemistry
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2009
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
ISSN
1386-1425
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Volume of the periodical
73
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
5
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UT code for WoS article
000267448600026
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