Prebiotic RNA synthesis by montmorillonite catalysis

Life

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 318-330

  Jheeta, Sohan ^a   Joshi, Prakash C ^b  

^a NoR HGT and LUCA   (United Kingdom)

^b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Chirality; Mineral salt effect; Montmorillonite; Prebiotic chemistry; RNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927765702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life4030318     Document Type: Review

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