Assessing the origins of aliphatic amines in the Murchison meteorite from their compound-specific carbon isotopic ratios and enantiomeric composition

@article{Aponte2014AssessingTO,
  title={Assessing the origins of aliphatic amines in the Murchison meteorite from their compound-specific carbon isotopic ratios and enantiomeric composition},
  author={José C. Aponte and Jason P. Dworkin and Jamie E. Elsila},
  journal={Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta},
  year={2014},
  volume={141},
  pages={331-345}
}
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