Prebiotic synthesis of simple sugars by photoredox systems chemistry

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 895-899

  Ritson, Dougal ^a   Sutherland, John D ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PREBIOTICS;

EID: 84867856341     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1467     Document Type: Article

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