Position-specific carbon isotopes of Murchison amino acids elucidate extraterrestrial abiotic organic synthesis networks
Sarah S. Zeichner, Laura Chimiak, Jamie E. Elsila, Alex L. Sessions, Jason P. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, John M. Eiler
Topics & Concepts
Murchison meteoriteChemistryCarbonaceous chondriteAlanineAmino acidStrecker amino acid synthesisCarbon fibersIsotopes of carbonChondriteMeteoriteOrganic chemistryAstrobiologyBiochemistryTotal organic carbonBiologyMaterials scienceComposite materialEnantioselective synthesisComposite numberCatalysisIsotope Analysis in EcologyOrigins and Evolution of LifeAstro and Planetary Science