Prebiotic chemistry: A bioorganic perspective

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 34, 1997, Pages 11493-11527

  Sutherland, John D ^a   Whitfield, J Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURINE SYNTHESIS; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0030855476     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00438-9     Document Type: Review

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