Synthesis of α-amino and α-hydroxy acids under volcanic conditions: implications for the origin of life

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1069-1071

  Huber, Claudia ^a   Eisenreich, Wolfgang ^a   Wächtershäuser, Günter ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carbon monoxide; Cyanide; Hydroxyl acids; Nickel; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; LIGAND; NICKEL; NITRILE; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; HIGH TEMPERATURE; VOLCANO;

EID: 73649141312     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.084     Document Type: Article

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