Sequence analysis of trimer isomers formed by montmorillonite catalysis in the reaction of binary monomer mixtures

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 715-722

  Ertem, Gözen ^a,b,c   Hazen, Robert M ^a   Dworkin, Jason P ^b  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HPLC; Mineral catalysis; Montmorillonite; Oligonucleotides; Origin of life; RNA

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE 5' PHOSPHORIMIDAZOLIDE; ADENOSINE 5'-PHOSPHORIMIDAZOLIDE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; BENTONITE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE 5' (PHOSPHOIMIDAZOLATE); URIDINE 5'-(PHOSPHOIMIDAZOLATE); URIDINE PHOSPHATE;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ISOMERISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SYNTHESIS;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; BENTONITE; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; IMIDAZOLES; ISOMERISM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE;

EID: 35548985000     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2007.0138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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