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pH Gradient Dependent Geo-Electrochemical Origin of Life on Aqua Planets in the Universe

宇宙中水生行星上与 pH 梯度相关的地球电化学生命起源

基本信息

批准号：
22K18278
负责人：
McGlynn Shawn・E.
金额：
$ 16.47万
依托单位：
Tokyo Institute of Technology
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
2022-06-30 至 2025-03-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K18278/
关键词：
reduction potential catalysis electron transfer origin of life aquaplanet

项目摘要

Life requires energy and nutrients. Unless we understand how nutrients were formed and made available to metabolism, and how energy was first delivered, we cannot understand life today, nor at the origin of life. In our proposal, we address the challenge of understanding where nutrient and energy may have came from for the origin of life. We focus on hydrothermal vents, which may be present on many wet and rocky planets in the universe. We are pioneering a novel strategy of energy flow in hydrothermal vents involving electron transfer from donors at high pH, toacceptors in lower pH. Our goal is to begin to understand energy transfer reactions which could have led to the origin of life.In this year we effectively prepared for the research theme proposal contents. Specifically, we designed new custom glass reactors and additionally considered polymeric PDMS as a reactor substrate as well. We are challenged with keeping the system anaerobic during operation to achieve conditions resembling those of the early Earth or other planets. To operate the reactor, we are achieving anaerobic reaction conditions and utilizing various analytical conditions by varying mineral composition and electron donor-acceptor pair. Furthermore we are investigating how universal this novel mechanism of pH separation driving electron transfer reactions of energy use may be on aquaplanets in the universe.

生命需要能量和营养。除非我们了解营养物质是如何形成并提供给新陈代谢的，以及能量最初是如何传递的，否则我们无法理解今天的生命，也无法理解生命的起源。在我们的提案中，我们解决了理解营养和能量可能是从哪里来的生命起源的挑战。我们关注的是热液喷口，它可能存在于宇宙中许多潮湿和多岩石的行星上。我们正在开创一种新的热液喷口能量流动策略，包括在高pH值下从供体向低pH值接受者传递电子。我们的目标是开始了解可能导致生命起源的能量转移反应。在这一年里，我们有效地准备了研究主题的提案内容。具体地说，我们设计了新的定制玻璃反应器，并另外考虑将聚合物PDMS作为反应器衬底。我们面临的挑战是在运行过程中保持系统的厌氧性，以达到类似于早期地球或其他行星的条件。为了操作反应器，我们通过改变矿物组成和电子供体-受体对来达到厌氧反应条件和利用各种分析条件。此外，我们正在研究这种驱动能量使用的电子转移反应的pH分离的新机制在宇宙中的水行星上可能有多普遍。