The stereochemistry of amino acids in the murchison meteorite

Precambrian Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 35-45

  Engel, M H ^a   Macko, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Murchison meteorite; Racemization; Stable isotopes; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EARLY EARTH; MURCHISON METEORITE; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; LIFE; SIMULATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0035250841     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00123-6     Document Type: Review

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