Prebiotic amino acids as asymmetric catalysts

Science. 2004 Feb 20;303(5661):1151. doi: 10.1126/science.1093057.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acetaldehyde / analogs & derivatives*
  • Acetaldehyde / chemistry
  • Alanine / chemistry*
  • Amino Acids / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Evolution, Chemical*
  • Formaldehyde / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Meteoroids
  • Origin of Life
  • Schiff Bases
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Tetroses / chemical synthesis
  • Tetroses / chemistry*
  • Valine / chemistry*
  • Water

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Schiff Bases
  • Tetroses
  • Water
  • Formaldehyde
  • isovaline
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Valine
  • Alanine
  • glycolaldehyde
  • erythrose