Adsorption and polymerization of amino acids on mineral surfaces: A review

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-242

  Lambert, Jean François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Amino acids; Bernal's hypothesis; Oxide minerals; Surface polymerization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MINERAL; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION; AMINO ACID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; OXIDE; POLYMERIZATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; HEAT; MINERALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 43849094337     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-008-9128-3     Document Type: Review

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