Production of guanine from NH(4)CN polymerizations
| Autor: | Stanley L. Miller, John Oro, Matthew Levy |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Murchison meteorite
Cyanides Evolution Chemical Guanine Inorganic chemistry Origin of Life Biology Parent body Chemical evolution chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Biochemistry Polymerization Models Chemical Abiogenesis Genetics Thermodynamics Molecular Biology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Earth (classical element) Ammonium cyanide |
| Zdroj: | Journal of molecular evolution. 49(2) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2844 |
| Popis: | The synthesis of adenine from the polymerization of concentrated ammonium cyanide solutions is well known. We show here that guanine is also produced by this reaction but at yields ranging from 10 to 40 times less than that of adenine. This synthesis is effective at both +80 and -20 degrees C. Since high concentrations of NH(4)CN are obtainable only by freezing, this prebiotic synthesis would be applicable to frozen regions of the primitive Earth, the Jovian satellite Europa and other icy satellites, and the parent body of the Murchison meteorite. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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