Kinetic study of abiotic amino acid formation by UV-irradiation

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1282-1288

  Mita, H ^a   Shirakura, N ^a   Yokoyama, H ^a   Nomoto, S ^a   Shimoyama, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic formation; Amino acid; Kinetics; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ION BOMBARDMENT; KINETIC THEORY; RATE CONSTANTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; FIRST-ORDER REACTION; INITIATION; KINETIC STUDY;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; KINETICS;

EID: 2342573711     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.035     Document Type: Article

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