Phosphate solubility and the cyanate-mediated synthesis of pyrophosphate

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-122

  Hagan Jr , William J ^a   Parker, Amanda ^a   Steuerwald, Amy ^a   Hathaway, Meagan ^a  

^a College of St Rose ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Brushite; Cyanate; Phosphate; Prebiotic; Pyrophosphate; Solubility

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EARLY EARTH; EQUILIBRIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHOSPHATE; PROKARYOTE; SIMULATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PH; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOGENESIS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHEMISTRY; CYANATES; DIPHOSPHATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33947116491     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9020-y     Document Type: Review

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