Data for: Survival of lipid-like organics under simulated cosmic radiation on Mars

The following dataset provides the raw amounts of every measured compound before and after irradiating. We recommend opening the .CSV files (UTF-8) in software such as Microsoft Excel or equivalent to ease interpretation of the data. We proceed to explain files one by one: Alkanes_raw_data: The first set of rows and columns display the amount of 28 alkanes after irradiation. Data is shown in triplicates (three replicates) per compound per radiation dose. We include the averages of these triplicates as well as the standard deviations (SD). The second set of rows and columns displays nine replicates (three sets of triplicates) for the non-irradiated controls. We include averages of each set of triplicates. The control was divided into three triplicate sets to enable statistical comparison with the triplicate datasets of the irradiated samples. We include total average and SD of all nine replicates. Alkanes_preliminary_raw_data: This dataset of 28 alkanes belongs to a preliminary experiment performed only with two irradiation doses rather than three. It follows the exact same structure as Alkanes_raw_data. Alkanoic_acids_raw_data: This dataset of 8 alkanoic acids follows the exact same structure as Alkanes_raw_data. Alkanoic_acids_byproducts_raw_data: In this dataset we only include the amounts of radiation-derived by-products of alkanoic acids, thus, we do not include non-irradiated controls. Data is shown in triplicates (three replicates) per compound per radiation dose. We include the averages of these triplicates as well as the standard deviations (SD). Polyunsaturated_acid_and_byproducts_raw_data: This dataset includes the amount of polyunsaturated acid left after irradiation. Data is also shown in triplicates. We include the averages of these triplicates as well as the standard deviations (SD). Below the amounts of irradiated polyunsaturated acid, we include the amounts of the non-irradiated control. The control was divided into three triplicate sets to enable statistical comparison with the triplicate datasets of the irradiated samples. We include total average and SD of all nine replicates. This dataset also includes the amounts of radiation-derived by-products of irradiated polyunsaturated acid. Stigmasterol_and_byproducts_raw_data: This dataset includes the amount of stigmasterol left after irradiation. The dataset follows the exact same structure as Polyunsaturated_acid_and_byproducts_raw_data. This dataset also includes the amounts of radiation-derived by-products of irradiated stigmasterol. Pentakishomohopane_and_byproducts_raw_data: This dataset includes the amount of pentakishomohopane left after irradiation. The dataset follows the exact same structure as Polyunsaturated_acid_and_byproducts_raw_data. This dataset also includes the amounts of radiation-derived by-products of irradiated pentakishomohopane. For reproducibility purposes, we include a .py file with the code we have utilized to derive the values of the radiolytic constant (k) for different compounds based on the amounts (in micrograms) and the standard deviations of the triplicates. The linear regression was performed using the function curve_fit in Python. We have included detailed instructions in the code to ease interpretation as much as possible. The code includes a plot to visualize the exponential fit. Please note that this code requires manual data input and should be modified to import data directly from external files if needed.