Pérez-Fernández Cristina, Ruiz-Bermejo Marta, Gálvez-Martínez Santos, Mateo-Martí Eva
Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC), Dpto. Evolución Molecular Ctra. Torrejón-Ajalvir, km 4, Torrejón de Ardoz 28850 Madrid Spain
RSC Adv. 2021 Jun 6;11(33):20109-20117. doi: 10.1039/d1ra02658e. eCollection 2021 Jun 3.
Traditionally, the effect of mineral surfaces on increasing molecular complexity has been considered a major issue in studies about the origin of life. In contrast, herein, the effects of organic films derived from cyanide over an important prebiotic mineral, pyrite, are considered. An XPS spectroscopy study was carried out to understand the surface chemistry of the HCN-derived polymer/pyrite system. As a result, the simulation of a plausible prebiotic alkaline hydrothermal environment led to the identification of an NHCN-based film with protective corrosion properties that immediately prevented the oxidation of the highly reactive pyrite surface. In addition, the effect of coating with antioxidant properties was preserved over a relatively long time, and the polymeric film was very stable under ambient conditions. These results increase the great potential of HCN polymers for development as a cheap and easily produced new class of multifunctional polymeric materials that also show promising and attractive insights into prebiotic chemistry.
传统上,矿物表面对增加分子复杂性的影响一直被认为是生命起源研究中的一个主要问题。相比之下,本文考虑了由氰化物衍生的有机膜对一种重要的益生元矿物——黄铁矿的影响。进行了X射线光电子能谱研究以了解HCN衍生聚合物/黄铁矿系统的表面化学。结果,对一个似是而非的益生元碱性热液环境的模拟导致鉴定出一种具有保护腐蚀性能的基于NHCN的膜,该膜立即阻止了高活性黄铁矿表面的氧化。此外,具有抗氧化性能的涂层效果在相对较长的时间内得以保持,并且该聚合物膜在环境条件下非常稳定。这些结果增加了HCN聚合物作为一类廉价且易于生产的新型多功能聚合物材料发展的巨大潜力,这类材料也为益生元化学提供了有前景且有吸引力的见解。
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