Reactive phosphonic acids as prebiotic carriers of phosphorus

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-241

  De Graaf, R M ^a   Visscher, J ^a   Schwartz, Alan W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nucleotide anaIogues; Phosphonic acids; Photochemistry; Prebiotic chemistry; Ribose

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031030367     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006140     Document Type: Article

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