Hemoglycin

Hemoglycin
(Glycine-containing space polymer of amino acids found in meteorites)
Hemoglycin was found in Acfer 086, an Allende meteorite similar to that pictured.
Functionunknown, although possibly able to split water to hydroxyl and hydrogen moieties[1]

Hemoglycin (previously termed hemolithin) is a space polymer that is the first polymer of amino acids found in meteorites.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ARX-20200222 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McGeoch, J.E.M.; McGeoch, M.W. (2015). "Polymer amide in the Allende and Murchison meteorites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 50 (12): 1971–1983. Bibcode:2015M&PS...50.1971M. doi:10.1111/maps.12558. S2CID 97089690.
  3. ^ McGeogh, Julie E. M.; McGeogh, Malcolm W. (28 September 2022). "Chiral 480nm absorption in the hemoglycin space polymer: a possible link to replication". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 16198. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-21043-4. PMC 9519966. PMID 36171277.
  4. ^ Staff (29 June 2021). "Polymers in meteorites provide clues to early solar system". Science Digest. Retrieved 9 January 2023.