TY - JOUR

T1 - Molecular assembly indices of mineral heteropolyanions

T2 - some abiotic molecules are as complex as large biomolecules

AU - Hazen, R.M.

AU - Burns, P.C.

AU - Cleaves H.J., II

AU - Downs, R.T.

AU - Krivovichev, S.V.

AU - Wong, M.L.

N1 - Export Date: 4 March 2024 Адрес для корреспонденции: Hazen, R.M.; Earth and Planets Laboratory, United States; эл. почта: rhazen@ciw.edu Химические вещества/CAS: Minerals; Water Сведения о финансировании: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, HST-HF2-51521.001-A Сведения о финансировании: John Templeton Foundation, JTF, 61783 Сведения о финансировании: Carnegie Institution of Washington, GJ-C03-2023-001 Сведения о финансировании: Space Telescope Science Institute, STScI, NAS5-26555 Сведения о финансировании: Russian Science Foundation, RSF, 19-17-00038 Текст о финансировании 1: Support for this work was provided by (i) the John Templeton Foundation grant no. 61783; (ii) the Carnegie Institution for Science; (iii) the Deep-time Digital Earth program grant no. GJ-C03-2023-001; (iv) a private foundation; (v) NASA through the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program grant no. 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PY - 2024/2

Y1 - 2024/2

N2 - Molecular assembly indices, which measure the number of unique sequential steps theoretically required to construct a three-dimensional molecule from its constituent atomic bonds, have been proposed as potential biosignatures. A central hypothesis of assembly theory is that any molecule with an assembly index ≥15 found in significant local concentrations represents an unambiguous sign of life. We show that abiotic molecule-like heteropolyanions, which assemble in aqueous solution as precursors to some mineral crystals, range in molecular assembly indices from 2 for H2CO3 or Si(OH)4 groups to as large as 21 for the most complex known molecule-like subunits in the rare minerals ewingite and ilmajokite. Therefore, values of molecular assembly indices ≥15 do not represent unambiguous biosignatures. © 2024 The Authors.

AB - Molecular assembly indices, which measure the number of unique sequential steps theoretically required to construct a three-dimensional molecule from its constituent atomic bonds, have been proposed as potential biosignatures. A central hypothesis of assembly theory is that any molecule with an assembly index ≥15 found in significant local concentrations represents an unambiguous sign of life. We show that abiotic molecule-like heteropolyanions, which assemble in aqueous solution as precursors to some mineral crystals, range in molecular assembly indices from 2 for H2CO3 or Si(OH)4 groups to as large as 21 for the most complex known molecule-like subunits in the rare minerals ewingite and ilmajokite. Therefore, values of molecular assembly indices ≥15 do not represent unambiguous biosignatures. © 2024 The Authors.

KW - assembly theory

KW - heteropolyanion

KW - mineral evolution

KW - molecular complexity

KW - Titan

KW - Minerals

KW - Silicon compounds

KW - Assembly theory

KW - Atomic bonds

KW - Biosignatures

KW - Heteropoly anions

KW - Large biomolecules

KW - Mineral crystals

KW - Mineral evolutions

KW - Molecular assembly

KW - Molecular complexity

KW - Molecules

KW - mineral

KW - aqueous solution

KW - article

KW - Molecular Conformation

KW - Water

KW - Minerals/chemistry

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/234b5e0b-b5bd-3027-88f6-c0a468ab8458/

U2 - 10.1098/rsif.2023.0632

DO - 10.1098/rsif.2023.0632

M3 - статья

C2 - 38378136

VL - 21

JO - Journal of the Royal Society Interface

JF - Journal of the Royal Society Interface

SN - 1742-5689

IS - 211

M1 - 20230632

ER -