Prebiotic organic synthesis under hydrothermal conditions: An overview

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-94

  Simoneit, Bernd R T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amide; Condensation reactions; Ester; Lipid compounds; Prebiotic organic synthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; COBALT; DEHYDRATION; EARTH (PLANET); LIPIDS; MICELLES; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

REDUCTIVE CONDENSATION; STRECKER-TYPE SYNTHESIS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID; CHEMICAL REACTION; EARLY EARTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 1842608464     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.006     Document Type: Article

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