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  • The role of borosilicate gl...
    Criado-Reyes, Joaquín; Bizzarri, Bruno M; García-Ruiz, Juan Manuel; Saladino, Raffaele; Di Mauro, Ernesto

    Scientific reports, 10/2021, Letnik: 11, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    We have designed a set of experiments to test the role of borosilicate reactor on the yielding of the Miller-Urey type of experiment. Two experiments were performed in borosilicate flasks, two in a Teflon flask and the third couple in a Teflon flask with pieces of borosilicate submerged in the water. The experiments were performed in CH , N , and NH atmosphere either buffered at pH 8.7 with NH Cl or unbuffered solutions at pH ca. 11, at room temperature. The Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy results show important differences in the yields, the number of products, and molecular weight. In particular, a dipeptide, multi-carbon dicarboxylic acids, PAHs, and a complete panel of biological nucleobases form more efficiently or exclusively in the borosilicate vessel. Our results offer a better explanation of the famous Miller's experiment showing the efficiency of borosilicate in a triphasic system including water and the reduced Miller-Urey atmosphere.