Atmospheric prebiotic chemistry and organic hazes

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1710-1723

  Trainer, Melissa G ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic synthesis; Amino acid formation; Chemical evolution; Early earth atmosphere; Organic haze; Prebiotic chemistry; Primitive earth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MOLECULES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ABIOTIC SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID FORMATION; AMINO-ACIDS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; EARLY EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC HAZE; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANICS; PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY; PRIMITIVE EARTH;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 84881356283     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/13852728113179990078     Document Type: Review

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