Effect of temperature on the adsorption of adenine

Astrobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 481-487

  Sowerby, Stephen J ^a   Mörth, Carl Magnus ^a   Holm, Nils G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Hydrothermal; Mineral; Origin of life; Template

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GRAPHITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADENINE; ADSORPTION; BIOGENESIS; EXOBIOLOGY; GRAPHITE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035552481     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110701753593883     Document Type: Article

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