Conjugated polyenes as chemical probes of life signature: Use of Raman spectroscopy to differentiate polyenic pigments

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Abstract

Polyenes, which are represented by carotenes, carotenoids and conjugated polyenals, are some of the most important targets for astrobiology, because they can provide strong evidence of the presence of organic compounds in the most extreme environments, such as on Mars. Raman spectroscopy has been used as the main analytical tool in the identification of such compounds, for the greatest variety of living species, from microorganisms to animals and plants. However, using only the position of the characteristic Raman bands can lead to errors in tentatively identifying chemicals. In this work, we present a series of observations that can provide a more complete and robust way to analyse the Raman spectrum of a polyenal, in which the position, the intensity, the use of various laser lines for excitation, and the combination of more than one pigment can be considered in the complete analysis.

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Maia, L. F., Fernandes, R. F., Lobo-Hajdu, G., & De Oliveira, L. F. C. (2014). Conjugated polyenes as chemical probes of life signature: Use of Raman spectroscopy to differentiate polyenic pigments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 372(2030). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2014.0200

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