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Cunha de Miranda, B., Garcia, G.A., Gaie-Levrel, F., Mahjoub, A., Gautier, T., Fleury, B., et al. (2016) Molecular Isomer Identification of Titan’s Tholins Organic Aerosols by Photoelectron/Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy Coupled to VUV Synchrotron Radiation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 120, 6529-6540.
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• TITLE: Experimental and Computational Study of Amino Acid Synthesis from Acetonitrile and Glycine Oligomers on a Carbonate Surface under UV-C Radiation: Implications for Titan and Early Earth

  AUTHORS: Karina Rosario Ortiz Leyra, Alejandro Heredia Barbero

  KEYWORDS: Early-Earth, Titan, Prebiotic, Aminoacids, Tholins

  JOURNAL NAME: Natural Science, Vol.17 No.11, December 23, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This study investigates prebiotic chemistry on Titan and Early Earth using experimental methods, including Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), which are relevant for identifying molecular structures and thermal stability of amino acids. Analyses of glycine and acetonitrile with calcium carbonate under UV-C radiation show that glycine oligomers facilitate stable amino acid synthesis. We conclude that Titan’s environment can directly support the formation of life-relevant molecules, revealing a plausible pathway for chemical evolution analogous to that on Early Earth.