N-phosphoryl amino acids and biomolecular origins. Review paper in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of "A production of amino acids under possible primitive earth conditions" (Miller, 1953)

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 455-464

  Cheng, C M ^a   Liu, X H ^a   Li, Y M ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Tan, B ^a   Wan, R ^a   Zhao, Y F ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

conjugate of amino acid and nucleoside; N phosphoryl amino acid; origin of life; penta coordinate phosphorus compounds; phosphorus chemistry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESTER; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

AMINO ACID; EARLY EARTH; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; ESTERS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHORUS;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA;

EID: 5444268777     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000043122.97856.79     Document Type: Article

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