Abstract
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma has been found to uniquely polymerize ribose that is not usually subject to polymerization since molecules that tend to polymerize almost always possess at least a π-bond. The polymer was analyzed via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectroscopy and Fourier-Transform inferred spectroscopy (FTIR), and it was found that dehydration occurs during polymerization.
Highlights
The studies on the applications of discharged plasma are currently very active in the medical, environmental, and agriculture fields [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
The organic chemicals decomposed to smaller chemical species
We report our preliminary studies on this new phenomenon
Summary
The studies on the applications of discharged plasma are currently very active in the medical, environmental, and agriculture fields [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]. To understand the interactions of plasma with living cells and tissues for the clinical applications of plasma, chemicals species generated from plasma treatments have been under considerable investigation recently [23,24]. Most of these studies for plasma treatments were done for samples in aqueous solutions. When we treated sugar powders, such as ribose and glucose, in the solid phase, we found these sugars, especially ribose, underwent polymerization, instead of decomposition In this short communication, we report our preliminary studies on this new phenomenon. The work will provide fundamental knowledge for the future study on whether ribonucleotides can be polymerized to RNA when treated with plasma
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