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Evidence for Extraterrestrial Amino-acids and Hydrocarbons in the Murchison Meteorite
- K. Kvenvolden, J. Lawless, +5 authors C. Moore
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Nature
- 5 December 1970
Organic molecules found in meteorites seem to have been formed before the meteorites reached Earth.
HCN: A plausible source of purines, pyrimidines and amino acids on the primitive earth
- J. Ferris, P. Joshi, E. Edelson, J. Lawless
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Molecular Evolution
- 6 October 1978
SummaryDilute (0.1M) solutions of HCN condense to oligomers at pH 9.2. Hydrolysis of these oligomers yields 4,5-dihydroxypyrimidine, orotic acid, 5-hydroxyuracil, adenine,… Expand
Organic compounds in meteorites.
- J. Lawless
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Life sciences and space research
- 1980
Recent studies of carbonaceous chondrites provide evidence that certain organic compounds are indigenous and the result of an abiotic, chemical synthesis. The results of several investigators have… Expand
Quantification of monocarboxylic acids in the Murchison carbonaceous meteorite
- J. Lawless, G. Yuen
- Chemistry
- Nature
- 22 November 1979
Although the nature and origin of carbon and its compounds in meteorites have been reviewed by Hayes1 and Nagy2, much of our understanding of carbon and its compounds in carbonaceous chondrites… Expand
Evidence for the Presence of Low Molecular Weight Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds in the Murchison Meteorite
- G. Jungclaus, G. Yuen, C. Moore, J. Lawless
- Chemistry
- 1 September 1976
Alcohols, aldehydes and ketones identified in the Murchison C2 chondrite include: methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, butyl alcohols, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, acetone, 2-butanone,… Expand
Global N2O cycles--terrestrial emissions, atmospheric accumulation and biospheric effects.
- A. Banin, J. Lawless, R. Whitten
- Medicine
- Advances in space research : the official journal…
- 1984
Tropospheric nitrous oxide concentration has increased by 0.2-0.4% per year over the period 1975 to 1982, amounting to net addition to the atmosphere of 2.8-5.6 Tg N2O-N per year. This perturbation,… Expand
Nonprotein amino acids in the murchison meteorite.
- K. Kvenvolden, J. Lawless, C. Ponnamperuma
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 1 February 1971
Twelve nonprotein amino acids appear to be present in the Murchison meteorite. The identity of eight of them has been conclusively established as N-methylglycine, beta-alanine, 2-methylalanine,… Expand
Heterocyclic compounds recovered from carbonaceous chondrites
- C. Folsome, J. Lawless, M. Romiez, C. Ponnaamperuma
- Chemistry
- 1 March 1973
Abstract N-heterocyclic compounds were recovered from the Murchison, C2, Murray, C2, and Orgueil C1 carbonaceous chondrites. Combined gas chromatograpby-low resolution mass spectrometry and gas… Expand
pH profile of the adsorption of nucleotides onto montmorillonite
- A. Banin, J. Lawless, J. Mazzurco, F. M. Church, L. Margulies, J. Orenberg
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere
- 2005
The interaction of 5′-AMP with montmorillonite saturated with various ratios of two metals found ubiquitously on the surface of Earth, that is, iron and calcium, is investigated. Adsorption and… Expand
Amino Acids Indigenous to the Murray Meteorite
- J. Lawless, K. Kvenvolden, E. Peterson, C. Ponnamperuma, C. Moore
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Science
- 13 August 1971
Analysis of the Murray meteorite, a type II carbonaceous chondrite, has led to the identification of 17 amino acids. For seven of the amino acids nearly equal amounts of the D and L isomers are… Expand