Abiotic aldol reactions of formaldehyde with ketoses and aldoses—Implications for the prebiotic synthesis of sugars by the formose reaction
Scot M. Sutton, Sunil Pulletikurti, Huacan Lin, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, Charles L. Liotta
Topics & Concepts
Aldol reactionPrebioticFormaldehydeChemistryAbiotic componentOrganic chemistryCatalysisFood scienceBiologyEcologyOrigins and Evolution of LifeMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionLight effects on plants