Assessing the origins of aliphatic amines in the Murchison meteorite from their compound-specific carbon isotopic ratios and enantiomeric composition

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 141, Issue , 2014, Pages 331-345

  Aponte, José C ^a   Dworkin, Jason P ^a   Elsila, Jamie E ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; EXTRACTION METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MURCHISON METEORITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLAR SYSTEM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

EID: 84905233346     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.06.035     Document Type: Article

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