Origin of informational polymers and the search for non-terran life: Protection of the polymeric state of DNA by phosphate minerals

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 616-630

  Ciciriello, Fabiana ^a   Costanzo, Giovanna ^b   Crestini, Claudia ^c   Saladino, Raffaele ^d   Di Mauro, Ernesto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA; Formamide; Origin of life; Phosphate minerals; Prebiotic chemistry

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DNA; FORMAMIDE; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ADENOSINE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DRUG STABILITY; EXOBIOLOGY; FORMAMIDES; HYDROLYSIS; MINERALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PHOSPHATES; PLANETS; THYMIDINE;

EID: 34848843445     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0044     Document Type: Article

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