Title:
ORGANIC, METALLORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM ROCK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004065333
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention concerns methods for obtaining from samples of rock of different natures, specifically chondrites, organic, metallorganic material or material of biological origin, and the materials themselves so obtained. In addition, the invention concerns their use in instrumentations exploiting their physical and physico-chemical properties, and fluorimetric methods to reveal such materials.
Inventors:
GERACI GIUSEPPE (IT)
D ARGENIO BRUNO (IT)
DEL GAUDIO ROSANNA (IT)
D ARGENIO BRUNO (IT)
DEL GAUDIO ROSANNA (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IT2004/000013
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
January 23, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GERACI GIUSEPPE (IT)
D ARGENIO BRUNO (IT)
DEL GAUDIO ROSANNA (IT)
D ARGENIO BRUNO (IT)
DEL GAUDIO ROSANNA (IT)
International Classes:
C12N1/20; C12N9/16; C12P19/00; C12P19/34; C07B; (IPC1-7): C12P19/34; C12P19/00; C12N1/20
Other References:
GERACI G. ET AL.: "Microbes in rocks and meteorites: a new form of life unaffected by time", RENDICONTI LINCEI SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI, vol. 12, no. serie 9, 2001, pages 51 - 68, XP002290115
TAYLOR A.P. ET AL.: "Structural and morphological anomalies in magnetosomes: possible biogenic origin for magnetite in ALH84001", JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY, vol. 201, no. Pt.1, January 2001 (2001-01-01), pages 84 - 106, XP002290116
BRADLEY J.P. ET AL.: "Magnetite whiskers and platelets in the ALH48001 Martian meteorite: evidence of vapor phase growth", GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, vol. 60, no. 24, 1996, pages 5149 - 5155, XP002290117
THOMAS-KERPTA K.L. ET AL.: "Truncated hexa-octahedral magnetite crystals in ALH84001: presumptive biosignatures", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USA, vol. 98, no. 5, 27 February 2001 (2001-02-27), pages 2164 - 2169, XP002290118
FRIEDMANN E.I. ET AL.: "Chains of magnetite crystals in the meteorite ALH84001: evidence of biological origin", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USA, vol. 98, no. 5, 27 February 2001 (2001-02-27), pages 2176 - 2181, XP002290119
TAYLOR A.P. ET AL.: "Structural and morphological anomalies in magnetosomes: possible biogenic origin for magnetite in ALH84001", JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY, vol. 201, no. Pt.1, January 2001 (2001-01-01), pages 84 - 106, XP002290116
BRADLEY J.P. ET AL.: "Magnetite whiskers and platelets in the ALH48001 Martian meteorite: evidence of vapor phase growth", GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, vol. 60, no. 24, 1996, pages 5149 - 5155, XP002290117
THOMAS-KERPTA K.L. ET AL.: "Truncated hexa-octahedral magnetite crystals in ALH84001: presumptive biosignatures", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USA, vol. 98, no. 5, 27 February 2001 (2001-02-27), pages 2164 - 2169, XP002290118
FRIEDMANN E.I. ET AL.: "Chains of magnetite crystals in the meteorite ALH84001: evidence of biological origin", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USA, vol. 98, no. 5, 27 February 2001 (2001-02-27), pages 2176 - 2181, XP002290119
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