Geoelectrochemistry-driven alteration of amino acids to derivative organics in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies

oleh: Yamei Li, Norio Kitadai, Yasuhito Sekine, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yuko Nakano, Kristin Johnson-Finn

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01

Deskripsi

Researchers at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) discovered a chemical process that can explain the very low amino acid abundances in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites, deepening our understanding on the Solar System chemical evolution.