Chemical evolution of meteoritic organic molecules by impacts

• Project/Area Number: 23740402
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Geochemistry/Astrochemistry
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: FURUKAWA Yoshihiro 東北大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (00544107)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 隕石 / 衝突 / 有機物 / アミノ酸 / 生命の起源 / 初期地球

Research Abstract

Impacts of meteors have potentials to initiate chemical reactions between organics in meteors and its targets. In this study, we provided shock wave to the solution containes simple organics; formic acid and methylamine, in order to investigate weather meteor impacts generate any life's building blocks on the prebiotic Earth. We confirmed the formation of protein constituent amino acids, glycine and alanine. Formation of non protein constituent amino acids and amines were also confirmed. These resultd suggest that impact reactions might have generated part of organics in meteorites and supplied building brocks of life on the prebiotic Earth.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Exploration of Enceladus’ water-rich plumes toward understanding of chemistry and biology of the interior ocean. (2014)
  • Author(s): Sekine Y., Takano Y., Yano H., Funase R., Takai K., Ishihara M., Shibuya T., Tachibana S., Kuramoto K., Yabuta H., Kimura J., Furukawa Y.
  • Journal Title: Aerospace Technology Japan, The ISTS Special Issue of Transactions of JSASS Volume: in press
  • NAID: 130004548657
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Selective Stabilization of Ribose by Borate (2013)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Horiuchi M., Kakegawa T
  • Journal Title: Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres Volume: 43 Issue: 4-5 Pages: 353-361
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11084-013-9350-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experimental investigation of formation of volatiles by heating of meteorite constituent materials in humid nitrogen (2013)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Samejima T., Nakazawa H., Kakegawa T
  • Journal Title: Icarus Volume: 231 Pages: 77-82
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.033
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Abiotic formation of valine peptides under conditions of high temperature and high pressure. (2012)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Otake T., Ishiguro T., Nakazawa H., Kakegawa T.
  • Journal Title: Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres Volume: 42 Issue: 6 Pages: 519-531
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9295-0
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 土星衛星エンセラダスのプリューム物質の化学・生命探査 (2012)
  • Author(s): 関根康人,高野淑識,矢野創,船瀬龍,高井研,石原盛男,渋谷岳造,橘省吾,倉本圭,薮田ひかる,木村淳,古川善博
  • Journal Title: 日本惑星科学会遊星人 Volume: 21 Pages: 229-238
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Impact-induced phyllosilicate formation from olivine and water (2011)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Sekine T., Kakegawa T., Nakazawa H.
  • Journal Title: Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta Volume: 75 Issue: 21 Pages: 6461-6472
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.08.029
  • NAID: 120005300484
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization under high-pressure conditions : implications for prebiotic chemistry (2011)
  • Author(s): Otake T., Taniguchi T., Furukawa Y., Kawamura F., Nakazawa H. and Kakegawa T.
  • Journal Title: Astrobiology Volume: vol.11 Issue: 8 Pages: 799-813
  • DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0637
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] New silica clathrate minerals that are isostructural with natural gas hydrates (2011)
  • Author(s): Momma K., Ikeda T., Nishikubo K., Takahashi N., Honma C., Takada M., Furukawa Y., Nagase T., Kudoh Y
  • Journal Title: Nature Communications Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Pages: 196-196
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1196
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Borate (2014)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y
  • Organizer: Gordon Research Conference
  • Place of Presentation: USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-01-16
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Borate (2014)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Furukawa
  • Organizer: Gordon Research Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Galveston, USA
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Formation of amino acids from carboxylic acid and ammonia by shock wave: implication to chemical evolution in primitive oceans (2013)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Furukawa, Chizuka Suzuki, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Hiromoto Nakazawa, and Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: The International Biogeoscience Conference 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya University
• [Presentation] 地球外物質衝突による初期地球有機物の多様化 (2013)
  • Author(s): 鈴木千月香、古川善博、小林敬道、関根利守、中沢弘基、掛川武
  • Organizer: 2013年日本地球化学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学
• [Presentation] Diversification of prebiotic organic compounds by oceanic impacts of extraterrestrial objects (2013)
  • Author(s): Chizuka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: Goldschimidt 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy
• [Presentation] Effects of oxide ions on the stablization of pentoses (2013)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Furukawa, Mana Horiuchi, Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: Goldschimidt 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy
• [Presentation] リボースの安定性に対するホウ酸およびケイ酸の影響 (2013)
  • Author(s): 古川善博、堀内真愛、掛川武
  • Organizer: 2013年日本地球化学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学
• [Presentation] Effects of water content on the formation of reduced gases in impact (2012)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Samejima T., Nakazawa H., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: 日本地球化学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-13
• [Presentation] Effects of borate on the stability of ribose (2012)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Horiuchi M., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: 有機地球化学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-23
• [Presentation] Effects of borate on the reaction between glyceraldehyde and glyceraldehyde (2012)
  • Author(s): Horiuchi M., Furukawa Y., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-24
• [Presentation] Effects of salt on organic molecule formations by oceanic impacts on early Earth (2012)
  • Author(s): Suzuki C., Furukawa Y., Kobayashi T., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-24
• [Presentation] Effects of glycine and its decomposition products on polymerization of methionine under high temperature and pressure (2012)
  • Author(s): Huang R., Furukawa Y., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-24
• [Presentation] Effects of borate on the stability of individual pentoses (2012)
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Horiuchi M., and Kakegawa T
  • Organizer: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Atlanta, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-04-16
• [Presentation] バリン重合反応に対する圧力の影響 (2011)
  • Author(s): 古川善博,大竹翼,石黒崇人,中沢弘基,掛川武
  • Organizer: 日本地球化学会第58回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-14
• [Presentation] 初期地球環境下リボース生成反応におけるホウ酸の影響 (2011)
  • Author(s): 堀内真愛, 古川善博, 掛川武
  • Organizer: 日本地球化学会第58回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-14
• [Presentation] 高温高圧条件下における固体アミノ酸の安定性と重合反応 (2011)
  • Author(s): 大竹翼, 谷口尚, 古川善博, 中沢弘基, 掛川武
  • Organizer: 日本地球化学会第58回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-14
• [Presentation] Oligomerization of valine under high temperature and high pressure conditions (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takato Ishiguro, Hiromoto Nakazawa and Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: Origins 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Montpellier, France
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-05
• [Presentation] Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization under high pressure conditions (2011)
  • Author(s): Otake, T., Taniguchi, T., Furukawa, Y., Nakazawa, H., and Kakegawa, T
  • Organizer: Origins 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Montpellier, France
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-05
• [Presentation] Valine peptide formation under high temperature and high pressure conditions (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takato Ishiguro, Hiromoto Nakazawa and Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-23
• [Presentation] Development of LC/MS method to analyze simple sugars : an approach to investigate ribose formations on the early earth (2011)
  • Author(s): Mana Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-23
• [Presentation] Oligomerization of valine (2011)
  • Author(s): Furukawa et al.
  • Organizer: Origins 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Montpellier, France
• [Presentation] Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization (2011)
  • Author(s): Otake et al.,
  • Organizer: Origins 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Montpellier, France
• [Presentation] Valine peptide formation (2011)
  • Author(s): Furukawa et al.
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
• [Presentation] Development of LC/MS method for simple sugars (2011)
  • Author(s): Horiuchi et al.
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張
• [Presentation] Effects of borate on the stability of individual pentoses.
  • Author(s): Furukawa Y., Horiuchi M., and Kakegawa T.
  • Organizer: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Atlanta, USA
• [Presentation] Effects of salt on organic molecule formations by oceanic impacts on early Earth
  • Author(s): Suzuki C., Furukawa Y., Kobayashi T., and Kakegawa T.,
  • Organizer: JPGU meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉市
• [Presentation] Chiral changes of simple amino acids in early Earth’s ocean by meteorite impacts: Experimental simulations
  • Author(s): Toshimori Sekine, Atsushi Takase, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco、USA