Global InformationHemoglycin information
| Hemoglycin | ||
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| (Glycine-containing space polymer of amino acids found in meteorites) | ||
 Hemoglycin was found in Acfer 086, an Allende meteorite similar to that pictured. | ||
| Function | unknown, although possibly able to split water to hydroxyl and hydrogen moieties[1] | |
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Hemoglycin (previously termed hemolithin) is a space polymer that is the first polymer of amino acids found in meteorites.[2][3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ARX-20200222was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ McGeoch, J.E.M.; McGeoch, M.W. (2015). "Polymer amide in the Allende and Murchison meteorites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 50 (12): 1971–1983. Bibcode:2015M&PS...50.1971M. doi:10.1111/maps.12558. S2CID 97089690.
- ^ McGeogh, Julie E. M.; McGeogh, Malcolm W. (28 September 2022). "Chiral 480nm absorption in the hemoglycin space polymer: a possible link to replication". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 16198. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-21043-4. PMC 9519966. PMID 36171277.
- ^ Staff (29 June 2021). "Polymers in meteorites provide clues to early solar system". Science Digest. Retrieved 9 January 2023.