Concentration by evaporation and the prebiotic synthesis of cytosine

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-229

  Nelson, Kevin E ^b   Robertson, Michael P ^c   Levy, Matthew ^c   Miller, Stanley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanoacetaldehyde; Cyanoacetaldehyde dimer; Cytosine; Dry down conditions; Evaporation; Prebiotic synthesis; Uracil

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; CYANOACETALDEHYDE; CYTOSINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; UREA;

ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; HEAT; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

ACETALDEHYDE; BIOGENESIS; CYTOSINE; DIMERIZATION; HEAT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOLUTIONS; UREA;

EID: 0034987651     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010652418557     Document Type: Article

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