Natural polymer crystals of hydrocarbons as models of prebiological organisms

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 237-247

  Yushkin, N P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROCARBONS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; METABOLISM; MINERALS; MODELS; MORPHOLOGY;

KERITE CRYSTALS; NATURAL POLYMER CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 0030565202     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0248(96)00155-8     Document Type: Article

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