On the stabilization of ribose by silicate minerals

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-121

  Vázquez Mayagoitia, Álvaro ^a   Horton, Scott R ^b   Sumpter, Bobby G ^b   Šponer, Jiří ^c   Šponer, Judit E ^c   Fuentes Cabrera, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry; RNA world; Silicate organics interactions; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; FORMOSE SUGARS; LYXOSE; PENTOSE; RIBOSE; RNA; SILICATE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM;

ARABINOSE; CARBOHYDRATES; PENTOSES; RIBOSE; RNA; SILICATES; STEREOISOMERISM; XYLOSE;

EID: 79952976336     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0508     Document Type: Article

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