Oligomerization of Glycine and Alanine Catalyzed by Iron Oxides: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-45

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

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Akaganeite; Chemical evolution; ESI MS; Glycine; Goethite; Hematite; HPLC; L Alanine

Indexed keywords

AKAGANEITE; ALANINE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; GLYCINE; IRON DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PIPERAZINEDIONE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ACIDITY; AKAGANEITE; AMINO ACID; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CONDENSATION; EARLY EARTH; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GOETHITE; IRON OXIDE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEAT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS;

ADSORPTION; ALANINE; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIKETOPIPERAZINES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GLYCINE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861349395     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9266-5     Document Type: Article

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