Astrobiology Product For astrobiology product, I'm currently planning on an astrobiology product, which will be an experiment using a mixture of chemicals that can somehow be the evidence of life on other plants. So far, ethanol and methanol can be in the mixture, and acetic acid, which is acetyl group, derived from acetic acid, that is fundamental to the biochemistry of virtually all form of life, can be added to the list of astrobio product. However, I want more mixtures, so I need more chemicals that can be related to bio-markers for life on mars and can be injected through mini GC plus, falling into the temperature and chemical group that the instrument accepts. I have to figure out a couple more so that the experiment can be more interesting.
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Sampling Although I have yet to hear from the lab about availability, I thought I will plan for food samples until I get back from the lab. Since beef is known for having the most maillard reaction, using beef for the sample would be the first thing to do. Maillard reaction, which is browning of the meat when heating/cooking, begins to occur above 285F (140C); therefore, with some phenolic compound ingredients, I'll start cooking food samples from 100C up to 200C.
Moreover, the important thing about sampling is that not only cooking time matters but also temperature of the sample when cooking determines the emission, and what we need is infrared thermometer, which will allow me to also specify samples based on particular and accurate temperatures. |