Prebiotic Synthesis of Protobiopolymers Under Alkaline Ocean Conditions

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-345

  Ruiz Bermejo, Marta ^a   Rivas, Luis A ^a   Palacín, Arantxa ^b   Menor Salván, César ^a   Osuna Esteban, Susana ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosol chemistry; Alkaline oceans; Polymer condensation; Prebiotic environments; Prebiotic synthesis; Tholins

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALKALINITY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONDENSATION; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC CARBON; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PH; POLYMER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79960211930     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-010-9232-z     Document Type: Article

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