Precambrian lunar volcanic protolife

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2681-2721

  Green, Jack ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caldera; Energy sources; Fumaroles; Lunar sensors; Polymerase chain reaction; Protolife

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENZYME; FORMALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYPHOSPHATE; RNA PRECURSOR; TUNGSTEN;

BIOFILM; CHIRALITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FISCHER TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; LAND BIOME; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRECAMBRIAN; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SENSOR; VOLCANO;

CALDERA; ENERGY SOURCES; FUMAROLES; LUNAR SENSORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOLIFE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; FORMALDEHYDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POLYPHOSPHATES; RNA; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EID: 67649637300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10062681     Document Type: Review

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