ISSN:
1573-0875
Keywords:
abiotic synthesis
;
cometary impact
;
cytosine
;
guanine
;
high-temperature plasma
;
magneto-plasma dynamic arc-jet
;
origin of life
;
uracil
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract The origin of guanine has been unknown, thoughthere are some reports concerning its abiotic synthesis. Weshow here that guanine, as well as uracil and cytosine, aresynthesized from a 90%N2–10%CO–H2O gas mixture via a complex organic product produced with the high-temperature and rapidquenching technique. This result implies that a large amountof complex organic matter including precursors of bioorganiccompounds might have been produced on the primitive earthafter cometary impacts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026587607264
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