Growth of organic microspherules in sugar-ammonia reactions

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 523-536

  Weber, Arthur L ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrose maillard reaction; Microspherule growth; Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry; Prebiotic polymerization; Sugar chemistry; Sugar ammonia reaction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; MICROSPHERE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMMONIA; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SPHERULE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY;

AMMONIA; BIOGENESIS; CARBOHYDRATES; MICROSPHERES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 27644467512     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-0234-1     Document Type: Article

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