Formation of nucleobases from formamide in the presence of Iron oxides: Implication in chemical evolution and origin of life

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-233

  Shanker, Uma ^a   Bhushan, Brij ^a   Bhattacharjee, G ^a   Kamaluddin, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Akaganeite; Formamide; Goethite; Hematite; Nucleobases; Prebiotic catalyst

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; FORMAMIDE; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FORMAMIDES; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 79955101608     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0530     Document Type: Article

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