From organic molecules in space to the origins of life and back

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1509-1520

  Pohorille, A ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; MACROMOLECULES; METABOLISM; MICELLES; MULTILAYERS; SUGARS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BUILDING BLOCKS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

ASTROPHYSICS; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0036758642     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00509-4     Document Type: Article

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