The significance of Mg in prebiotic geochemistry

Geobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269-279

  Holm, N G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ION; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY;

BIOGENESIS; BORATES; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 84862179573     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2012.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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