Radiation-induced organic radicals in CaCO3 doped with gamma-aminobuty
ric acid and glycine, and Li2CO3 with adsorbed glycine were investigat
ed by electron spin resonance. Isopropyl radicals occurred in CaCO3 do
ped with gamma-aminobutyric acid. A signal at g = 2.0046 exhibiting in
teraction with a proton, a nitrogen and another proton was detected in
glycine-doped CaCO3. The signal shows strong anisotropy of interactio
n with the first proton. The signal was also found in Li2CO3 with adso
rbed glycine. The result revealed that amino acid molecules are on the
surface of CaCO3. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd