Publication details
Is formamide nature’s choice to create life? Comment on the paper “Formamide and the origin of life” by Raffaele Saladino et al.
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1571064511001606 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2011.12.015 |
| Field | Biophysics |
| Keywords | formamide; prebiotic; synthesis; nucleobases |
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| Description | Formamide is one of the most ubiquitous molecules in space. This simple molecule is basically an adduct of water and the highly reactive HCN, which is believed to be one of the most potent prebiotic precursor molecules. |
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