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Comparison of Methods for Measurement of Organic Compounds at Ultra-Trace Level: Analytical Criteria and Application to Analysis of Amino Acids in Extraterrestrial Samples

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O. Vandenabeele-Trambouze, M. Claeys-Bruno, M. Dobrijevic, C. Rodier, G. Borruat, A. Commeyras, L. Garrelly. Astrobiology. February 2005, 5(1): 48-65. doi:10.1089/ast.2005.5.48.

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Dr. O. Vandenabeele-Trambouze
Organisation Moléculaire, Evolution et Matériaux Fluorés, UMR-CNRS 5073, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France.
M. Claeys-Bruno
Laboratoire de Méthodologie de Recherche Expérimentale, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Marseille, France.
M. Dobrijevic
Laboratoire d'Astrodynamique, d'Astrophysique et d'Aéronomie de Bordeaux, UMR-CNRS 5804, OASU, Floirac, France.
C. Rodier
Laboratoire de Synthèse et Réactivité des Substances Naturelles, UMR6514, Poitiers, France.
G. Borruat
Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Microbienne, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Suisse.
A. Commeyras
Organisation Moléculaire, Evolution et Matériaux Fluorés, UMR-CNRS 5073, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France.
L. Garrelly
Bouisson Bertrand Laboratoires, Montpellier, France.

The need for criteria to compare different analytical methods for measuring extraterrestrial organic matter at ultra-trace levels in relatively small and unique samples (e.g., fragments of meteorites, micrometeorites, planetary samples) is discussed. We emphasize the need to standardize the description of future analyses, and take the first step toward a proposed international laboratory network for performance testing. Astrobiology 5, 48–65.

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