Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance of ZnS for Reversible Amination of α-oxo Acids by Hydrothermal Treatment

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-273

  Wang, Wei ^a   Li, Qiliang ^b   Liu, Xiaoyang ^b   Yang, Yanqiang ^a   Su, Wenhui ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Prebiotic metabolism; Redox homeostasis; Reversible amination; ZnS

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMINO ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; SULFIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; EARLY EARTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; ZINC;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDS; AMINATION; AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PYRUVIC ACID; SULFIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84865435485     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9275-4     Document Type: Article

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