Vesicles protect activated acetic acid

Astrobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 859-865

  Todd, Zoe R ^a   House, Christopher H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical evolution; Early Earth; Origin of life; Prebiotic synthesis; Thio (sulfur) compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FAT DROPLET; FATTY ACID; HEXANE; METHYL THIOACETATE; N-HEXANE; NONANOIC ACID; RHODAMINE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; PH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACETATES; BIOGENESIS; FATTY ACIDS; HEXANES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID DROPLETS; RHODAMINES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84912141854     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2014.1185     Document Type: Article

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