Molecular Asymmetry in Prebiotic Chemistry: An Account from Meteorites

Carbonaceous Chondrite (CC) meteorites are fragments of asteroids, solar planetesimals that never became large enough to separate matter by their density, like terrestrial planets. CC contains various amounts of organic carbon and carry a record of chemical evolution as it came to be in the Solar Sy...

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Main Author: Sandra Pizzarello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/6/2/18