Publications

39. H. Brückner, S. Fox, and T. Degenkolb,
Sequences of Acretocins, Peptaibiotics Containing the Rare 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic Acid, from Acremonium crotocinigenum CBS 217.70,
Chem. Biodiversity 2019, 16, e1900276 (doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201900276).
38. B. Haezeleer, U. Böttger, J.-P. de Vera, F. Hanke, S. Fox, and H. Strasdeit,
Artifact formation during Raman measurements and its relevance to the search for chemical biosignatures on Mars,
Planet. Space Sci. 2019 (available online 7 August 2019; doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.104714).		  
37. C. Waldmann, J.-P. de Vera, B. Dachwald, H. Strasdeit, F. Sohl, H. Hanff, J. Kowalski, D. Heinen, S. Macht, U. Bestmann, S. Meckel, M. Hildebrandt, O. Funke, and J.-J. Gehrt,
Search for Life in Ice-Covered Oceans and Lakes Beyond Earth,
2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop (AUV) 2018, 1‒7 (doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2018.8729761).		  
36. H. L. Pleyer, H. Strasdeit, and S. Fox,
A Possible Prebiotic Ancestry of Porphyrin-Type Protein Cofactors,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2018,  48, 347‒371 (doi.org/10.1007/s11084-018-9567-4).		  
35. S. Fox, H. L. Pleyer, and H. Strasdeit,
An automated apparatus for the simulation of prebiotic wet‒dry cycles under strictly anaerobic conditions,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2018, 18, 60‒72 (doi.org/10.1017/S1473550418000010).		  
34. J. Ewert, C. Glück, H. Strasdeit, L. Fischer, and T. Stressler,
Influence of the Metal Ion on the Enzyme Activity and Kinetics of PepA from Lactobacillus delbrueckii,
Enzyme Microb. Technol. 2018, 110, 69‒78.		  
33. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
Inhabited or Uninhabited? Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Possible Chemical Signatures of Extraterrestrial Life,
Front. Microbiol. 2017, 8, 1622 (doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01622).
32. P. Dalai, H. L. Pleyer, H. Strasdeit, and S. Fox,
The Influence of Mineral Matrices on the Thermal Behavior of Glycine,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2016 (first online: 18 October 2016);
paginated issue: 2017, 47, 427‒452 (doi:10.1007/s11084-016-9523-0).
31. S. Fox, H. Strasdeit, S. Haasmann, and H. Brückner,
Gas Chromatographic Separation of Stereoisomers of Non-Protein Amino Acids on Modified γ-Cyclodextrin Stationary Phase,
J. Chromatogr. A 2015, 1411, 101–109.
30. S. Fox, P. Dalai, J.-F. Lambert, and H. Strasdeit,
Hypercondensation of an Amino Acid: Synthesis and Characterization of a Black Glycine Polymer,
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 8897.
29. S. Fox, H. Brückner, P. Dalai, and H. Strasdeit
Racemization of a “Non-Racemizable” α-Amino Acid,
in Peptides 2014,
edited by E. Naydenova, T. Pajpanova, and D. Danalev, Bulgarian Peptide Society, Sofia, 2015, p. 81f.
28. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
 Experimental Simulations of Possible Origins of Life: Conceptual and Practical Issues, 
in Habitability of other Planets and Satellites,  
edited by J.-P. de Vera and J. Seckbach, Springer, Dordrecht, 2013, pp 129ff.
27. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
A Possible Prebiotic Origin on Volcanic Islands of Oligopyrrole-Type Photopigments and Electron Transfer Cofactors,
 Astrobiology 2013, 13, 578.
26. H. Strasdeit,
Auf Vulkaninseln: Von anorganischen Gasen zum Ur-Stoffwechsel,
in Moleküle aus dem All?, edited by K. Al-Shamery, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2011, pp 89ff. 
25. H. Brückner, R. Bhushan, S. Fox, and H. Strasdeit,
Enantiomeric Resolution of α,α-Dialkyl-α-Amino Acids: Survey on Chromatographic
Methods and Relevance for Astrobiology,
Meteoritics & Planetary Science (Supplement) 2010, 45, A24.
(presented at the 73rd Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, New York, USA, 2010)
24. H. Strasdeit,
Chemical Evolution and Early Earth’s and Mars’ Environmental Conditions,
Palaeodiversity 2010, 3 (Supplement), 107. (A pdf file is available here.)
23. H. Strasdeit,
Recent Developments in the Prebiotic Chemistry of Amino Acids,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2010, 40, 515.
(presented at the 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Brussels, Belgium, 2009)
22. E. Lepeltier, S. Fox, and H. Strasdeit,
Thermal Behavior of Non-Racemic Amino Acids in the Solid State,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2010, 40, 517.
(presented at the 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Brussels, Belgium, 2009)
21. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
The Role of Amino Acids in the Abiotic Chemical Evolution on Earth and Earth-like Planets,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2010, 40, 518.
(presented at the 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Brussels, Belgium, 2009)
20. P. Dalai and H. Strasdeit,
The Influence of Various Clay Matrices on the Thermal Behavior of Glycine,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2010, 40, 520.
(presented at the 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Brussels, Belgium, 2009)
19. H. Strasdeit and S. Fox,
Active Volcanic Islands as Primordial Molecule Factories,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2009, 39, 271.
(presented at the 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Florence, Italy, 2008)
18. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
Chemical Evolution: From Amino Acids to Oligopyrroles,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2009, 39, 234.
(presented at the 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Florence, Italy, 2008)
17. S. Dalai and H. Strasdeit,
Dramatic Alteration of the Thermal Behavior of Glycine by Ca-Montmorillonite,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2009, 39, 230.
(presented at the 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Florence, Italy, 2008)
16. P. Dalai and H. Strasdeit,
The Influence of a Clay Mineral on the Behavior of Glycine at 200 Degrees Celsius,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2009, 39, 47.
(presented at the 8th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2008)
15. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
New Prebiotic Syntheses of Pyrroles and Oligopyrroles,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2009, 39, 45.
(presented at the 8th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2008)
14. K. Yusenko, S. Fox, P. Guni, and H. Strasdeit,
Model Studies on the Formation and Reactions of Solid Glycine Complexes at the Coasts of a Primordial Salty Ocean,
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2008, 634, 2347. (DOI: 10.1002/zaac.200800285).
13. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
Chemical Evolution: Amino Acids at Hot Volcanic Coasts,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2008, 7, 79.
(presented at the 7th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Turku, Finland, 2007)
12. H. Strasdeit, S. Fox, and D. Denysenko,
A Terrestrial Prebiotic Route to Pyrroles and Higher Aromatics,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2008, 7, 66.
(presented at the 7th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Turku, Finland, 2007)
11. H. Strasdeit,
Mercury–Alkyl Bond Cleavage Based on Organomercury Lyase,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 828. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704275)
Spaltung von Quecksilber-Alkyl-Bindungen nach dem Vorbild der Organoquecksilber-Lyase,
Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 840. (DOI: 10.1002/ange.200704275)
10. S. Fox, I. Büsching, W. Barklage, and H. Strasdeit,
Coordination of Biologically Important a-Amino Acids to Calcium(II) at High pH: Insights from Crystal Structures of Calcium a-Aminocarboxylates,
Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 818. (DOI: 10.1021/ic061838b)
09. S. Fox, J.-J. Filippi, and H. Strasdeit,
Chemical Evolution: Pyrroles and Pyridines from the Amino Acid Alanine,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2007, 6, 79.
(presented at the 6th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Lyon, France, 2006)
08. D. Denysenko and H. Strasdeit,
Thermal Behaviour of Glycine and Alanine Intercalated in Ca-Montmorillonite,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2007, 6, 79.
(presented at the 6th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Lyon, France, 2006)
07. J.-J. Filippi, D. Denysenko, S. Fox, and H. Strasdeit,
Preparation and Use of an Iron Sulfide–Montmorillonite Hybrid under Prebiotic-like Conditions,
Int. J. Astrobiol. 2007, 6, 82.
(presented at the 6th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Lyon, France, 2006)
06. H. Strasdeit, S. Fox, and D. Denysenko,
Thermal Transformation of Metal-Ion- and Silicate-Bound Amino Acids as a Possible Source of Prebiotic Molecules,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2006, 36, 255.
(presented at the 14th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Beijing, China, 2005)
05. S. Fox and H. Strasdeit,
Thermal Synthesis of Possible Prebiotic Organic Compounds from Calcium-Coordinated Amino Acids,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2006, 36, 254.
(presented at the 14th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Beijing, China, 2005)
04. D. Denysenko and H. Strasdeit,
Intercalates of Sheet Silicates with Amino Acids as Possible Intermediates in Prebiotic Chemistry,
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 2006, 36, 257.
(presented at the 14th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Beijing, China, 2005)
03. H. Strasdeit,
New Studies on the Murchison Meteorite Shed Light on the Pre-RNA World,
ChemBioChem. 2005, 6, 801. (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400435)
02. M. Wilhelm, S. Deeken, E. Berssen, W. Saak, A. Lützen, R. Koch, and H. Strasdeit,
The First Structurally Authenticated Organomercury(1+) Thioether Complexes – Mercury-Carbon Bond Activation Related to the Mechanism of the Bacterial Enzyme Organomercurial Lyase,
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 2301. (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200300907)
01. M. Wilhelm and H. Strasdeit,
Crystal Structure of 7-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-7-aza-1,4-dithiacyclononane (Ts[9]aneNS2), C13H19NO2S3,
Z. Kristallogr. NCS 2003, 218, 551.