Visual and Instrumental Assessment of Interaction of UVC Radiation with Liposomes in FeCl3 Solutions

Authors

Subbotin, V. M., Turner, B. A., Davies, B. A., Wu, K., Fiksel, G.

Abstract

Previously, we have demonstrated that certain ferric salts common in Archean waters, such as iron trichloride and ferric ammonium citrate, can protect liposomes from destruction by short-wavelength UVC light. In this study, we investigate the propagation of 254 nm UV radiation through aqueous FeCl3 solutions and its interactions with liposomes. We then consider these findings in the context of early Earth UV environment, discuss their implications for our hypothesis of the Darwinian evolution of liposomes, and integrate them with our previous experimental results.

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