In 2008, a team led by Arnaud Belloche at the Max Planck Institute in Bonn, Germany, found amino acetonitrile, a close relative of glycine, the simplest amino acid. (newscientist.com)
The extracts are filtered through PVDF syringe filters (0.2 micron pore) followed by dilution with acetonitrile and a second centrifugation at 16100 g. (axiomfoods.com)
Radio telescopes picked up the faint but unmistakable signal of acetonitrile (inset), a precursor of amino acids, in space. (sciencemag.org)