Reactive Oxygen Species in Emulated Martian Conditions and Their Effect on the Viability of the Unicellular Alga Scenedesmus dimorphus .

Autor:	Bagnato C; Instituto de Energía y Desarrollo Sustentable (IEDS), CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Nadal MS; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Departamento de Física Médica, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Tobia D; Laboratorio de Resonancias Magnéticas, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Raineri M; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Departamento de Física Médica, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Vasquez Mansilla M; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Laboratorio de Resonancias Magnéticas, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Winkler EL; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Laboratorio de Resonancias Magnéticas, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Instituto Balseiro, CNEA-Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Zysler RD; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Departamento de Física Médica, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Laboratorio de Resonancias Magnéticas, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Instituto Balseiro, CNEA-Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina., Lima E Jr; Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (INN), CNEA-CONICET, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.; Laboratorio de Resonancias Magnéticas, Gerencia de Física, CNEA, Centro Atómico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Astrobiology [Astrobiology] 2021 Jun; Vol. 21 (6), pp. 692-705. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 05.
DOI:	10.1089/ast.2020.2329
Abstrakt:	Formation of oxygen-based free radicals from photochemical decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) on Mars may be a key factor in the potential survival of terrestrial-like organisms on the red planet. Martian conditions that generate reactive oxygen species involve the decomposition of H 2 O 2 at temperatures of around 278 K under relatively high doses of C-band ultraviolet radiation (UVC). This process is further amplified by the presence of iron oxides and perchlorates. Photosynthetic organisms exhibit a number of evolutionary traits that allow them to withstand both oxidative stress and UVC radiation. Here, we examine the effect of free radicals produced by the decomposition of H 2 O 2 under emulated martian conditions on the viability of Scenedesmus dimorphus , a unicellular alga that is resistant to UVC radiation and varying levels of perchlorate and H 2 O 2 , both of which are present on Mars. Identification and quantification of free radicals formed under these conditions were performed with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy. These results were correlated with the viability of S. dimorphus , and the formation of oxygen-based free radicals and survival of the alga were found to be strongly dependent on the amount of H 2 O 2 available. For H 2 O 2 amounts close to those present in the rarefied martian environment, the products of these catalytic reactions did not have a significant effect on the algal population growth curve.
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