Nucleobase and amino acid formation through impacts of meteorites on the early ocean Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Toshimori Sekine, Takamichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Kakegawa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters　429　216-222　2015/11

DOI： 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.07.049 　

ISSN： 0012-821X

eISSN： 1385-013X

Abiotic Regioselective Phosphorylation of Adenosine with Borate in Formamide Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hyo-Joong Kim, Daniel Hutter, Steven A. Benner

ASTROBIOLOGY　15　(4)　259-267　2015/04

DOI： 10.1089/ast.2014.1209 　

ISSN： 1531-1074

eISSN： 1557-8070

Biomolecule formation by oceanic impacts on early Earth Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshimori Sekine, Masahiro Oba, Takeshi Kakegawa, Hiromoto Nakazawa

Nature Geoscience　2　(1)　62-66　2009/01

DOI： 10.1038/ngeo383 　

ISSN： 1752-0894

eISSN： 1752-0908

Surface Energy of Insoluble Organic Matter Simulant: Evaluation Based on Adhesive Force Measured by Centrifugal and Impact Separation Methods

Yuuya Nagaashi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Akiko M. Nakamura

The Planetary Science Journal　2025/02/01

DOI： 10.3847/PSJ/ada60c 　

One-pot synthesis of non-canonical ribonucleosides and their precursors from aldehydes and ammonia under prebiotic Earth conditions

Yuta Hirakawa, Hidenori Okamura, Fumi Nagatsugi, Takeshi Kakegawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta　389　239-248　2025/01/15

DOI： 10.1016/j.gca.2024.11.006 　

ISSN： 0016-7037

Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu

Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Conel M.O.D. Alexander, José C. Aponte, Allison A. Baczynski, Jessica J. Barnes, Hans A. Bechtel, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Paola Caselli, Angela H. Chung, Simon J. Clemett, George D. Cody, Gerardo Dominguez, Jamie E. Elsila, Kendra K. Farnsworth, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Katherine H. Freeman, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Zack Gainsforth, Heather V. Graham, Tommaso Grassi, Barbara Michela Giuliano, Victoria E. Hamilton, Pierre Haenecour, Philipp R. Heck, Amy E. Hofmann, Christopher H. House, Yongsong Huang, Hannah H. Kaplan, Lindsay P. Keller, Bumsoo Kim, Toshiki Koga, Michael Liss, Hannah L. McLain, Matthew A. Marcus, Mila Matney, Timothy J. McCoy, Ophélie M. McIntosh, Angel Mojarro, Hiroshi Naraoka, Ann N. Nguyen, Michel Nuevo, Joseph A. Nuth, Yasuhiro Oba, Eric T. Parker, Tanya S. Peretyazhko, Scott A. Sandford, Ewerton Santos, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Frederic Seguin, Danielle N. Simkus, Anique Shahid, Yoshinori Takano, Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, Havishk Tripathi, Gabriella Weiss, Yuke Zheng, Nicole G. Lunning, Kevin Righter, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta

Nature Astronomy　2025

DOI： 10.1038/s41550-024-02472-9 　

eISSN： 2397-3366

Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early Mars

Shungo Koyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuichiro Ueno, Yuki Nakamura, Arihiro Kamada, Takeshi Kuroda, Ann Carine Vandaele

Scientific Reports　14　(1)　2024/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-024-71301-w 　

eISSN： 2045-2322

Primordial aqueous alteration recorded in water-soluble organic molecules from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Jason P. Dworkin, Toshiki Koga, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Yasuhiro Oba, Nanako O. Ogawa, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Kenji Hamase, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Eric T. Parker, José C. Aponte, Daniel P. Glavin, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Junken Aoki, Kuniyuki Kano, Shin ichiro M. Nomura, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Aogu Furusho, Minako Hashiguchi, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, Hannah L. McLain, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, John M. Eiler, Norbert Hertkorn, Alexander Ruf, Cédric Wolters, Junko Isa, Véronique Vuitton, Roland Thissen, Saburo Sakai, Haruna Sugahara, Hajime Mita, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Mayu Morita, Morihiko Onose, Daisuke Araoka, Fumie Kabashima, Kosuke Fujishima, Hajime Sato, Tomoya Yamazaki, Yuki Kimura, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei Ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Shogo Tachibana

Nature Communications　15　(1)　5708　2024/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41467-024-49237-6 　

eISSN： 2041-1723

The impact of crystal phase transition on the hardness and structure of kidney stones

Uta Michibata, Mihoko Maruyama, Yutaro Tanaka, Masashi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Kazufumi Takano, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Koichi Momma, Rie Tajiri, Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Atsushi Okada, Kenjiro Kohri, Takahiro Yasui, Shigeyoshi Usami, Masayuki Imanishi, Yusuke Mori

Urolithiasis　52　(1)　2024/12

DOI： 10.1007/s00240-024-01556-5 　

ISSN： 2194-7228

eISSN： 2194-7236

Atmospheric formaldehyde production on early Mars leading to a potential formation of bio-important molecules

Shungo Koyama, Arihiro Kamada, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuki Nakamura, Tatsuya Yoshida, Takeshi Kuroda, Ann Carine Vandaele

Scientific Reports　14　(1)　2024/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-024-52718-9 　

eISSN： 2045-2322

Hexose phosphorylation for a non-enzymatic glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway on early Earth

Yuta Hirakawa, Takeshi Kakegawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa

Scientific Reports　14　(1)　2024/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-023-50743-8 　

eISSN： 2045-2322

Quantification of bulk elemental composition for C-type asteroid Ryugu samples with nondestructive elemental analysis using muon beam

Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Takahito Osawa, Kentaro Terada, Taiga Wada, Shunsaku Nagasawa, I. Haun Chiu, Tomoki Nakamura, Tadayuki Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyake, M. Kenya Kubo, Soshi Takeshita, Akihiro Taniguchi, Izumi Umegaki, Shin Watanabe, Toshiyuki Azuma, Miho Katsuragawa, Takahiro Minami, Kazumi Mizumoto, Koichiro Shimomura, Shin'ichiro Takeda, Tomoyo Morita, Mizuha Kikuiri, Kana Amano, Eiichi Kagawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda

Meteoritics and Planetary Science　59　(8)　2044-2057　2024/08

DOI： 10.1111/maps.14135 　

ISSN： 1086-9379

Calcium phosphate controls nucleation and growth of calcium oxalate crystal phases in kidney stones

Uta Michibata, Mihoko Maruyama, Yutaro Tanaka, Masashi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Kazufumi Takano, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Koichi Momma, Rie Tajiri, Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Atsushi Okada, Kenjiro Kohri, Takahiro Yasui, Shigeyoshi Usami, Masashi Imanishi, Yusuke Mori

Biomedical Research (Japan)　45　(3)　103-113　2024/06/03

DOI： 10.2220/biomedres.45.103 　

ISSN： 0388-6107

eISSN： 1880-313X

Abiotic Ribose Synthesis Under Aqueous Environments with Various Chemical Conditions

Chinatsu Ono, Sako Sunami, Yuka Ishii, Hyo Joong Kim, Takeshi Kakegawa, Steven A. Benner, Yoshihiro Furukawa

Astrobiology　24　(5)　489-497　2024/05/17

DOI： 10.1089/ast.2023.0071 　

ISSN： 1531-1074

Enantioselective three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of amino acids in the Hayabusa2 returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu

Aogu Furusho, Chiharu Ishii, Takeyuki Akita, Mai Oyaide, Masashi Mita, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, Minako Hashiguchi, Hajime Mita, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Saburo Sakai, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Eric T. Parker, José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Véronique Vuitton, Roland Thissen, Cédric Wolters, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Alexander Ruf, Junko Isa, Norbert Hertkorn, John M. Eiler, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Haruna Sugahara, Heather V. Graham, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Daisuke Araoka, Satoru Tanaka, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Fumie Kabashima, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Tomoya Yamazaki, Morihiko Onose, Mayu Morita, Yuki Kimura, Kuniyuki Kano, Junken Aoki, Kosuke Fujishima, Shin ichiro Nomura, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Tatsuaki Okada, Sei ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Kenji Hamase

Journal of Chromatography Open　5　2024/05

DOI： 10.1016/j.jcoa.2024.100134 　

eISSN： 2772-3917

Curation protocol of Phobos sample returned by Martian Moons eXploration

Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinori Takano, Ken ichi Bajo, Andrew Beck, Enrica Bonato, Nancy L. Chabot, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hidenori Genda, Yuki Hibiya, Fred Jourdan, Thorsten Kleine, Mizuho Koike, Moe Matsuoka, Yayoi N. Miura, Frédéric Moynier, Ryuji Okazaki, Sara S. Russell, Hirochika Sumino, Michael E. Zolensky, Haruna Sugahara, Shogo Tachibana, Kanako Sakamoto, Masanao Abe, Yuichiro Cho, Kiyoshi Kuramoto

Meteoritics and Planetary Science　59　(2)　321-337　2024/02

DOI： 10.1111/maps.14121 　

ISSN： 1086-9379

eISSN： 1945-5100

Abiotic formation of glycine-alanine peptides in alkaline evaporative environments

Jonathan Stimmer, Takeshi Kakegawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa

Geochemical Journal　58　(5)　217-226　2024

DOI： 10.2343/geochemj.GJ24018 　

ISSN： 0016-7002

Investigating the impact of x-ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analyses

Daniel P. Glavin, Scott A. Eckley, José C. Aponte, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Frank T. Ferguson, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Heather V. Graham, Toshiki Koga, Michael Liss, Hannah L. McLain, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yasuhiro Oba, Eric T. Parker, Kevin Righter, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Danielle N. Simkus, Yoshinori Takano, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta

Meteoritics and Planetary Science　59　(1)　105-133　2024/01

DOI： 10.1111/maps.14111 　

ISSN： 1086-9379

Reassigning CI chondrite parent bodies based on reflectance spectroscopy of samples from carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu and meteorites

Kana Amano, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Eiichi Kagawa, Yuri Fujioka, Sandra M. Potin, Takahiro Hiroi, Eri Tatsumi, Ralph E. Milliken, Eric Quirico, Pierre Beck, Rosario Brunetto, Masayuki Uesugi, Yoshio Takahashi, Takahiro Kawai, Shohei Yamashita, Yuma Enokido, Taiga Wada, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, Driss Takir, Deborah L. Domingue, Camilo Jaramillo-Correa, Faith Vilas, Amanda R. Hendrix, Mizuha Kikuiri, Tomoyo Morita, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei Ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda

Science Advances　9　(49)　2023/12/08

DOI： 10.1126/sciadv.adi3789 　

eISSN： 2375-2548

Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu

Toshihiro Yoshimura, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Toshiki Koga, Daisuke Araoka, Nanako O. Ogawa, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, Yasuhiro Oba, Jason P. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Minako Hashiguchi, Hannah McLain, Eric T. Parker, Saburo Sakai, Mihoko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Suzuki, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Shogo Tachibana, Kenji Hamase, Aogu Furusho, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah McLain, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, John M. Eiler, Alexander Ruf, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Cédric Wolters, Junko Isa, Véronique Vuitton, Roland Thissen, Haruna Sugahara, Hajime Mita, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Mayu Morita, Morihiko Onose, Fumie Kabashima, Kosuke Fujishima, Hajime Sato, Kazunori Sasaki, Kuniyuki Kano, Shin ichiro M. Nomura, Junken Aoki, Tomoya Yamazaki, Yuki Kimura

Nature Communications　14　(1)　2023/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41467-023-40871-0 　

eISSN： 2041-1723

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium

Sarah S. Zeichner, José C. Aponte, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Guannan Dong, Amy E. Hofmann, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Allison T. Karp, Kliti Grice, Alex I. Holman, Katherine H. Freeman, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei Ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Kenji Hamase, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, Minako Hashiguchi, Hajime Mita, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Saburo Sakai, Eric T. Parker, Hannah L. McLain, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Véronique Vuitton, Cédric Wolters, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, Roland Thissen, Alexander Ruf, Junko Isa, Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Daisuke Araoka, Haruna Sugahara, Aogu Furusho, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Junken Aoki, Kuniyuki Kano, Shin Ichiro M. Nomura, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Mayu Morita, Morihiko Onose, Fumie Kabashima, Kosuke Fujishima, Tomoya Yamazaki, Yuki Kimura, John M. Eiler

Science　382　(6677)　1411-1416　2023/12/01

DOI： 10.1126/science.adg6304 　

ISSN： 0036-8075

eISSN： 1095-9203

Soluble organic matter Molecular atlas of Ryugu reveals cold hydrothermalism on C-type asteroid parent body

Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, Mourad Harir, Franco Moritz, Marianna Lucio, Lydie Bonal, Eric Quirico, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Hiroshi Naraoka, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Tatsuaki Okada, Sei ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Kenji Hamase, Aogu Furusho, Minako Hashiguchi, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, José C. Aponte, Eric T. Parker, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, John M. Eiler, Alexander Ruf, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Junko Isa, Véronique Vuitton, Roland Thissen, Nanako O. Ogawa, Saburo Sakai, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Toshiki Koga, Haruna Sugahara, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Hajime Mita, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yasuhiro Oba

Nature Communications　14　(1)　2023/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41467-023-42075-y 　

eISSN： 2041-1723

The spatial distribution of soluble organic matter and their relationship to minerals in the asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Minako Hashiguchi, Dan Aoki, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Karin E. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, John M. Eiler, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Aogu Furusho, Daniel P. Glavin, Heather V. Graham, Kenji Hamase, Norbert Hertkorn, Junko Isa, Toshiki Koga, Hannah L. McLain, Hajime Mita, Yasuhiro Oba, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Eric T. Parker, Alexander Ruf, Saburo Sakai, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Haruna Sugahara, Roland Thissen, Véronique Vuitton, Cédric Wolters, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Masanao Abe, Tomohiro Usui, Makoto Yoshikawa, Takanao Saiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Fuyuto Terui, Satoru Nakazawa, Sei ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda

Earth, Planets and Space　75　(1)　2023/12

DOI： 10.1186/s40623-023-01792-w 　

ISSN： 1343-8832

eISSN： 1880-5981

Evidence for Solution-Mediated Phase Transitions in Kidney Stones: Phase Transition Exacerbates Kidney Stone Disease

Mihoko Maruyama, Yutaro Tanaka, Koichi Momma, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Rie Tajiri, Masanori Nakamura, Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Ryosuke Ando, Katsuo Tsukamoto, Kazufumi Takano, Masayuki Imanishi, Shigeyoshi Usami, Kenjiro Kohri, Atsushi Okada, Takahiro Yasui, Masashi Yoshimura, Yusuke Mori

Crystal Growth and Design　23　(6)　4285-4293　2023/06/07

DOI： 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00108 　

ISSN： 1528-7483

eISSN： 1528-7505

Quantitative analysis of calcium oxalate monohydrate and dihydrate for elucidating the formation mechanism of calcium oxalate kidney stones

Mihoko Maruyama, Koichi P. Sawada, Yutaro Tanaka, Atsushi Okada, Koichi Momma, Masanori Nakamura, Ryota Mori, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yuki Sugiura, Rie Tajiri, Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Ryosuke Ando, Katsuo Tsukamoto, Kazufumi Takano, Masayuki Imanishi, Masashi Yoshimura, Takahiro Yasui, Yusuke Mori

PLoS ONE　18　(3 March)　e0282743-e0282743　2023/03/09

DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0282743 　

eISSN： 1932-6203

Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Yasuhiro Oba, Kenji Hamase, Aogu Furusho, Nanako O. Ogawa, Minako Hashiguchi, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, José C. Aponte, Eric T. Parker, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, John M. Eiler, Francois Regis Orthous-Daunay, Cédric Wolters, Junko Isa, Véronique Vuitton, Roland Thissen, Saburo Sakai, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Toshiki Koga, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Haruna Sugahara, Hajime Mita, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Norbert Hertkorn, Alexander Ruf, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta, Masanao Abe, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Kasumi Yogata, Aiko Nakato, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Suzuki, Akiko Miyazaki, Shizuho Furuya, Kentaro Hatakeda, Hiromichi Soejima, Yuya Hitomi, Kazuya Kumagai, Tomohiro Usui, Tasuku Hayashi, Daiki Yamamoto, Ryota Fukai, Kohei Kitazato, Seiji Sugita, Noriyuki Namiki, Masahiko Arakawa, Hitoshi Ikeda, Masateru Ishiguro, Naru Hirata, Koji Wada, Yoshiaki Ishihara, Rina Noguchi, Tomokatsu Morota, Naoya Sakatani, Koji Matsumoto, Hiroki Senshu, Rie Honda, Eri Tatsumi, Yasuhiro Yokota, Chikatoshi Honda, Tatsuhiro Michikami, Moe Matsuoka, Akira Miura, Hirotomo Noda, Tetsuya Yamada, Keisuke Yoshihara, Kosuke Kawahara, Masanobu Ozaki, Yu Ichi Iijima, Hajime Yano, Masahiko Hayakawa, Takahiro Iwata, Ryudo Tsukizaki, Hirotaka Sawada, Satoshi Hosoda, Kazunori Ogawa, Chisato Okamoto, Naoyuki Hirata, Kei Shirai, Yuri Shimaki, Manabu Yamada, Tatsuaki Okada, Yukio Yamamoto

Science　379　(6634)　2023/02/24

DOI： 10.1126/science.abn9033 　

ISSN： 0036-8075

eISSN： 1095-9203

Abiotic formation of ribose 5'-phosphate from ribose and apatite with carbonate- and formate-rich solutions

Masaya Takabayashi, Yuta Hirakawa, Takeshi Kakegawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa

GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL　57　(5)　134-142　2023

DOI： 10.2343/geochemj.gj23012 　

ISSN： 0016-7002

eISSN： 1880-5973

Micro-impact-induced mechano-chemical synthesis of organic precursors from FeC/FeN and carbonates/nitrates in water and its extension to nucleobases

Koichi Kugimiya, Kenji Asai, Takashi Harada, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Makio Naito

Green Processing and Synthesis　12　(1)　2023/01/01

DOI： 10.1515/gps-2023-0020 　

ISSN： 2191-9542

eISSN： 2191-9550

Borate-guided ribose phosphorylation for prebiotic nucleotide synthesis Peer-reviewed

Yuta Hirakawa, Takeshi Kakegawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa

Scientific Reports　12　(1)　2022/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-022-15753-y 　

ISSN： 2045-2322

eISSN： 2045-2322

Identifying the wide diversity of extraterrestrial purine and pyrimidine nucleobases in carbonaceous meteorites

Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshiki Koga, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Hiroshi Naraoka

Nature Communications　13　(1)　2022/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41467-022-29612-x 　

eISSN： 2041-1723

Analytical protocols for Phobos regolith samples returned by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission

Wataru Fujiya, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Haruna Sugahara, Mizuho Koike, Ken ichi Bajo, Nancy L. Chabot, Yayoi N. Miura, Frederic Moynier, Sara S. Russell, Shogo Tachibana, Yoshinori Takano, Tomohiro Usui, Michael E. Zolensky

Earth, Planets and Space　73　(1)　2021/12

DOI： 10.1186/s40623-021-01438-9 　

ISSN： 1343-8832

eISSN： 1880-5981

Aqueous alteration without initial water: possibility of organic-induced hydration of anhydrous silicates in meteorite parent bodies

Naoki Hirakawa, Yoko Kebukawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Masashi Kondo, Hideyuki Nakano, Kensei Kobayashi

Earth, Planets and Space　73　(1)　16　2021/12

DOI： 10.1186/s40623-020-01352-6 　

ISSN： 1343-8832

eISSN： 1880-5981

Multicolor imaging of calcium-binding proteins in human kidney stones for elucidating the effects of proteins on crystal growth. International-journal

Yutaro Tanaka, Mihoko Maruyama, Atsushi Okada, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Koichi Momma, Yuki Sugiura, Rie Tajiri, Koichi P Sawada, Shunichi Tanaka, Kazufumi Takano, Kazumi Taguchi, Shuzo Hamamoto, Ryosuke Ando, Katsuo Tsukamoto, Masashi Yoshimura, Yusuke Mori, Takahiro Yasui

Scientific Reports　11　(1)　16841-16841　2021/08/26

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-021-95782-1 　

ISSN： 2045-2322

eISSN： 2045-2322

Experimental Investigation of the Formation of Formaldehyde by Hadean and Noachian Impacts Peer-reviewed

Saeka Masuda, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Takeshi Kakegawa

Astrobiology　21　(4)　413-420　2021/04

DOI： 10.1089/ast.2020.2320 　

ISSN： 1531-1074

eISSN： 1557-8070

Decompression experiments for sulfur-bearing hydrous rhyolite magma: Redox evolution during magma decompression

Satoshi Okumura, Hidemi Ishibashi, Shoichi Itoh, Akimasa Suzumura, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takahiro Miwa, Hiroyuki Kagi

American Mineralogist　106　(2)　216-225　2021/02/23

DOI： 10.2138/am-2020-7535 　

ISSN： 0003-004X

eISSN： 1945-3027

Airfall on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Peer-reviewed

Björn J.R. Davidsson, Samuel Birch, Geoffrey A. Blake, Dennis Bodewits, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Jonathan I. Lunine, Julie L. Mitchell, Ann N. Nguyen, Steve Squyres, Aki Takigawa, Jean Baptiste Vincent, Kris Zacny

Icarus　354　114004-114004　2021/01/15

DOI： 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114004 　

ISSN： 0019-1035

eISSN： 1090-2643

Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar system Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Shogo Tachibana

Nature Communications　11　(1)　2020/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41467-020-20038-x 　

eISSN： 2041-1723

Impact-induced amino acid formation on Hadean Earth and Noachian Mars Peer-reviewed

Yuto Takeuchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Naoki Terada, Takeshi Kakegawa

Scientific Reports　10　(1)　2020/12

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-020-66112-8 　

ISSN： 2045-2322

eISSN： 2045-2322

The Importance of Phobos Sample Return for Understanding the Mars-Moon System Peer-reviewed

Tomohiro Usui, Ken-ichi Bajo, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Mizuho Koike, Yayoi N. Miura, Haruna Sugahara, Shogo Tachibana, Yoshinori Takano, Kiyoshi Kuramoto

Space Science Reviews　216　(4)　2020/04

DOI： 10.1007/s11214-020-00668-9 　

ISSN： 0038-6308

eISSN： 1572-9672

Exposure Experiments of Amorphous Silicates and Organics to Cometary Ice and Vapor Analogs Peer-reviewed

Aki Takigawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yuki Kimura, Bjorn Davidsson, Tomoki Nakamura

The Astrophysical Journal　881　(1)　2019/08

DOI： 10.3847/1538-4357/ab27c6 　

ISSN： 0004-637X

eISSN： 1538-4357

RNA synthesis before the origin of life

Yoshihiro Furukawa

Astrobiology: From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence　63-74　2019/01/01

DOI： 10.1007/978-981-13-3639-3_5 　

STXM-XANES analyses of Murchison meteorite samples captured by aerogel after hypervelocity impacts: A potential implication of organic matter degradation for micrometeoroid collection experiments Peer-reviewed

Yoko Kebukawa, Kyoko Okudaira, Hikaru Yabuta, Sunao Hasegawa, Makoto Tabata, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Motoo Ito, Aiko Nakato, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Kensei Kobayashi, Shin-ichi Yokobori, Eiichi Imai, Yuko Kawaguchi, Hajime Yano, Akihiko Yamagishi

Geochemical Journal　53　(1)　53-67　2019

DOI： 10.2343/geochemj.2.0549 　

ISSN： 0016-7002

eISSN： 1880-5973

SPECTRAL AND WATER ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTALLY HEATED TAGISH LAKE AND CR CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES WITH NO EFFECTS OF ADSORBED AND REHYDRATED WATER. Peer-reviewed

Kana Amano, Kaoru Mogi, Tomoki Nakamura, Moe Matsuoka, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Satoshi Okumura

METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE　53　6309-6309　2018/08

ISSN： 1086-9379

eISSN： 1945-5100

Racemization of Valine by Impact-Induced Heating Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Atsushi Takase, Toshimori Sekine, Takeshi Kakegawa, Takamichi Kobayashi

ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES　48　(1)　131-139　2018/03

DOI： 10.1007/s11084-017-9539-0 　

ISSN： 0169-6149

eISSN： 1573-0875

DEHYDRATION PROCESS OF EXPERIMENTALLY HEATED MURCHISON WITHOUT ANY EFFECTS OF ADSORBED AND REHYDRATED WATER Peer-reviewed

Kaoru Mogi, Sayuri Yamashita, Tomoki Nakamura, Moe Matsuoka, Satoshi Okumura, Yoshihiro Furukawa

METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE　52　A240-A240　2017/08

ISSN： 1086-9379

eISSN： 1945-5100

Temperature-induced oligomerization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at ambient and high pressures Peer-reviewed

Artem D. Chanyshev, Konstantin D. Litasov, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Konstantin A. Kokh, Anton F. Shatskiy

Scientific Reports　7　(1)　7889　2017/08

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-017-08529-2 　

ISSN： 2045-2322

eISSN： 2045-2322

Effects of Glycine, Water, Ammonia, and Ammonium Bicarbonate on the Oligomerization of Methionine Peer-reviewed

Rui Huang, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takeshi Kakegawa

ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES　47　(2)　145-160　2017/06

DOI： 10.1007/s11084-016-9518-x 　

ISSN： 0169-6149

eISSN： 1573-0875

Morphological changes of olivine grains reacted with amino acid solutions by impact process Peer-reviewed

Yuhei Umeda, Atsushi Takase, Nao Fukunaga, Toshimori Sekine, Takamichi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF MINERALS　44　(3)　203-212　2017/03

DOI： 10.1007/s00269-016-0849-y 　

ISSN： 0342-1791

eISSN： 1432-2021

Adsorption of RNA on mineral surfaces and mineral precipitates Peer-reviewed

Elisa Biondi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Jun Kawai, Steven A. Benner

BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY　13　393-404　2017/03

DOI： 10.3762/bjoc.13.42 　

ISSN： 1860-5397

eISSN： 1860-5397

Evaporite Borate-Containing Mineral Ensembles Make Phosphate Available and Regiospecifically Phosphorylate Ribonucleosides: Borate as a Multifaceted Problem Solver in Prebiotic Chemistry Peer-reviewed

Hyo-Joong Kim, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa, Andrei Bita, Romulus Scorei, Steven A. Benner

Angewandte Chemie International Edition　55　(51)　15816-15820　2016/12

DOI： 10.1002/anie.201608001 　

ISSN： 1433-7851

eISSN： 1521-3773

Effects of Silicate, Phosphate, and Calcium on the Stability of Aldopentoses Peer-reviewed

Sakiko Nitta, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES　46　(2-3)　189-202　2016/06

DOI： 10.1007/s11084-015-9472-z 　

ISSN： 0169-6149

eISSN： 1573-0875

Formation of amino acids and nucleobases by meteorite impacts on the early Earth

Furukawa Yoshihiro

Chikyukagaku　50　(1)　1-9　2016

DOI： 10.14934/chikyukagaku.50.1 　

ISSN： 0386-4073

Preface to the special issue of "Early Earth Chemistry"

Furukawa Yoshihiro, Takano Yoshinori

Chikyukagaku　50　(3)　117-119　2016

DOI： 10.14934/chikyukagaku.50.117 　

ISSN： 0386-4073

Survivability and reactivity of glycine and alanine in early oceans: effects of meteorite impacts Peer-reviewed

Yuhei Umeda, Nao Fukunaga, Toshimori Sekine, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Hiromoto Nakazawa

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS　42　(1)　177-198　2016/01

DOI： 10.1007/s10867-015-9400-5 　

ISSN： 0092-0606

eISSN： 1573-0689

Shock wave synthesis of amino acids from solutions of ammonium formate and ammonium bicarbonate Peer-reviewed

Chizuka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS　16　(7)　2382-2394　2015/07

DOI： 10.1002/2015GC005783 　

ISSN： 1525-2027

eISSN： 1525-2027

Oligomerization and carbonization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at high pressure and temperature Peer-reviewed

Artem D. Chanyshev, Konstantin D. Litasov, Anton F. Shatskiy, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takashi Yoshino, Eiji Ohtani

CARBON　84　(1)　225-235　2015/04

DOI： 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.12.011 　

ISSN： 0008-6223

eISSN： 1873-3891

Erratum: “Stability conditions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at high pressures and temperatures” [Geochemistry International 52, (2014), 767, DOI 10.1134/S001670291424001X] Peer-reviewed

A. D. Chanyshev, K. D. Litasov, A. F. Shatskiy, Y. Furukawa, E. Ohtani

Geochemistry International　52　(11)　1011　2014/10/21

DOI： 10.1134/S001670291424001X 　

ISSN： 1556-1968 0016-7029

eISSN： 1556-1968

Stability Conditions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at High Pressures and Temperatures Peer-reviewed

A. D. Chanyshev, K. D. Litasov, A. F. Shatskiy, J. Furukawa, E. Ohtani

GEOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL　52　(9)　767-772　2014/09

DOI： 10.1134/S001670291409002X 　

ISSN： 0016-7029

eISSN： 1556-1968

Experimental investigation of reduced volatile formation by high-temperature interactions among meteorite constituent materials, water, and nitrogen Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Taro Samejima, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

ICARUS　231　77-82　2014/03

DOI： 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.033 　

ISSN： 0019-1035

eISSN： 1090-2643

Experimental investigation of reduced volatile formation by high-temperature interactions among meteorite constituent materials, water, and nitrogen Peer-reviewed

Furukawa Y, Samejima T, Nakazawa H, Kakegawa T

ICARUS　2014/01

DOI： 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.033 　

Exploration of Enceladus' Water-Rich Plumes toward Understanding of Chemistry and Biology of the Interior Ocean Invited Peer-reviewed

Sekine, Yasuhito, Takano, Yoshinori, Yano, Hajime, Funase, Ryu, Takai, Ken, Ishihara, Morio, Shibuya, Takazo, Tachibana, Shogo, Kuramoto, Kiyoshi, Yabuta, Hikaru, Kimura, Jun, Furukawa, Yoshihiro

TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN　12　(ists29)　Tk7-Tk11　2014

DOI： 10.2322/tastj.12.Tk_7 　

Selective Stabilization of Ribose by Borate Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Mana Horiuchi, Takeshi Kakegawa

ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES　43　(4-5)　353-361　2013/10

DOI： 10.1007/s11084-013-9350-5 　

ISSN： 0169-6149

eISSN： 1573-0875

Abiotic Formation of Valine Peptides Under Conditions of High Temperature and High Pressure Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takato Ishiguro, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES　42　(6)　519-531　2012/12

DOI： 10.1007/s11084-012-9295-0 　

ISSN： 0169-6149

eISSN： 1573-0875

Impact-induced phyllosilicate formation from olivine and water Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshimori Sekine, Takeshi Kakegawa, Hiromoto Nakazawa

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA　75　(21)　6461-6472　2011/11

DOI： 10.1016/j.gca.2011.08.029 　

ISSN： 0016-7037

eISSN： 1872-9533

Stability of Amino Acids and Their Oligomerization Under High-Pressure Conditions: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry Peer-reviewed

Tsubasa Otake, Takashi Taniguchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Fumio Kawamura, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

ASTROBIOLOGY　11　(8)　799-813　2011/10

DOI： 10.1089/ast.2011.0637 　

ISSN： 1531-1074

eISSN： 1557-8070

New silica clathrate minerals that are isostructural with natural gas hydrates Peer-reviewed

Koichi Momma, Takuji Ikeda, Katsumi Nishikubo, Naoki Takahashi, Chibune Honma, Masayuki Takada, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshiro Nagase, Yasuhiro Kudoh

Nature Communications　2　196　2011/02

DOI： 10.1038/ncomms1196 　

ISSN： 2041-1723

Organic synthesis under impact conditions Invited Peer-reviewed

古川 善博, 関根 利守, 大庭 雅寛, 掛川 武, 中沢 弘基

遊星人　18　(4)　223-237　2009/10/01

An interlaboratory study of TEX86 and BIT analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Peer-reviewed

Stefan Schouten, Ellen C. Hopmans, Jaap van der Meer, Anchelique Mets, Edouard Bard, Thomas S. Bianchi, Aaron Diefendorf, Marina Escala, Katharine H. Freeman, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Carme Huguet, Anitra Ingalls, Guillemette Menot-Combes, Alexandra J. Nederbragt, Masahiro Oba, Ann Pearson, Emma J. Pearson, Antoni Rosell-Mele, Philippe Schaeffer, Sunita R. Shah, Timothy M. Shanahan, Richard W. Smith, Rienk Smittenberg, Helen M. Talbot, Masao Uchida, Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy, Masanobu Yamamoto, Zhaohui Zhang, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damste

GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS　10　Q03012　2009/03

DOI： 10.1029/2008GC002221 　

ISSN： 1525-2027

Impact synthesis of organic compounds: Implication for their mass production on the early Earth Peer-reviewed

Furukawa Y, Sekine T, Oba M, Kakegawa T, Nakazawa H

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA　72　(12)　A286-A286　2008/07

ISSN： 0016-7037

eISSN： 1872-9533

Impact-generated ultrafine particles of olivine and serpentine suggesting a source of aerogels in the air of the early Earth Peer-reviewed

Furukawa Y, Kakegawa T, Sekine T, Nakazawa H

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA　71　(15)　A300　2007/08

ISSN： 0016-7037

Formation of ultrafine particles from impact-generated supercritical water Peer-reviewed

Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Toshimori Sekine, Takeshi Kakegawa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters　258　(3-4)　543-549　2007/06

DOI： 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.04.014 　

ISSN： 0012-821X