Biosignatures for Astrobiology. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barbara Cavalazzi, Frances Westall, editors.
• Editors: Cavalazzi, Barbara; Westall, Frances
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Biosignatures on Earth; Chapter 1: Chemical Biosignatures at the Origins; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Chemical Prerequisites; 1.2.1 Liquid Water; 1.2.2 Organic Molecules; 1.2.2.1 Production of Organics in the Atmosphere; 1.2.2.2 Submarine Hydrothermal Systems; 1.2.2.3 Delivery of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter; 1.3 Chemical Biosignatures; 1.3.1 Over Representation of Organics; 1.3.1.1 Titan; 1.3.1.2 Alien Life on Earth; 1.3.2 One-Handedness; 1.3.2.1 Enantiomeric Excess Via a Chance Mechanism; 1.3.2.2 Determinate Mechanisms 1.3.2.3 Extraterrestrial Homochirality1.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Organic Matter in Interplanetary Dusts and Meteorites; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cosmomaterials Inherited by Telluric Planets; 2.2.1 Past and Present Flux of Extraterrestrial Matter; 2.2.2 Cosmomaterials in Earth Collections; 2.2.3 Post-Accretion Processes on the Parent Body; 2.3 Diversity and Complexity of Organics in Meteorites; 2.3.1 Soluble Organic Matter; 2.3.2 Insoluble Organic Matter; 2.4 Organic Matter in Stratospheric IDPs and AMMs; 2.5 Origin and Formation of Organics in Chondrites and Dust 2.6 Dust and Meteorites at the Surface of Mars2.6.1 Flux of Exogenous Matter on Mars; 2.6.2 Exogenous Organics on Mars: Detection and Preservation; References; Chapter 3: Biosignatures of Cellular Components and Metabolic Activity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Biosignatures; 3.1.2 Concepts of Life; 3.1.3 Attributes of Life; 3.2 Organic Molecular Biosignatures; 3.2.1 Membrane Polar Lipids; 3.2.2 Cyclic Triterpenoids; 3.2.3 Modern Microbial Mat Ecosystems as Analogs for Life on the Early Earth; 3.2.4 Linking Geological and Biological Records; 3.3 Stable Isotope Abundance Patterns as Biosignatures 3.3.1 Stable Isotope Basics3.3.2 Carbon Compounds and Microbial Metabolism; 3.3.2.1 Isotopic Discrimination by Autotrophic Carbon Fixation; 3.3.2.2 Isotopic Fractionation Within Intermediary Metabolism; 3.3.2.3 Isotopic Compositions of Individual Lipids; 3.3.2.4 Carbon Isotopic Abundance Patterns Within Molecules; 3.3.3 Reduced Carbon and Carbonates in Sedimentary Rocks; 3.3.3.1 Carbon Biogeochemical Cycles and the Ancient Rock Record; 3.3.3.2 Early Isotopic Record in Reduced Carbon and Carbonates; 3.3.4 Isotopic Patterns Arising from Biological Redox Reactions; 3.3.4.1 Sulfur; 3.3.4.2 Metals 3.4 Final CommentsReferences; Chapter 4: The Deep Subseafloor and Biosignatures; 4.1 The Deep Biosphere: An Unseen World of Contrasting Habitats; 4.1.1 Definition; 4.1.2 Environmental Conditions of Subsurface Environments; 4.1.2.1 Temperature and Pressure; 4.1.2.2 Activity of Water and Porosity; 4.1.2.3 Energy Sources; 4.2 Tools to Detect Subsurface Biosignatures; 4.2.1 Contamination Issues; 4.2.2 Sensitive Analytical Methods; 4.3 Microbiology of Subsurface Sediments Using the Canterbury Basin (CB) as a Case Study; 4.3.1 Drilling Expeditions and Environmental Context; 4.3.2 Cell Abundance
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 576.839; Physics; Exobiology; Microbiology; Mineralogy; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Science -- Paleontology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Mineralogy; Philosophy -- Reference; Biochemistry; Palaeontology; Microbiology (non-medical); Mineralogy & gems; Philosophy; Astrobiology; Biochemistry; Paleontology ; Science -- Astronomy; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319961750; 3319961756
• Related ISBNs: 9783319961743; 3319961748
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 4, 2018).
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