Prebiotic synthesis of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from interstellar building blocks promoted by amino esters or amino nitriles

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Prebiotic synthesis of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from interstellar building blocks promoted by amino esters or amino nitriles

Nicolas Bia, Paul A. Clarke, David K. Smith, Andrew M. Steer

Amino esters and amino nitriles can promote the selective formation of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from materials present in interstellar ices. The use of amino nitriles suggests the possibility that carbohydrates may have existed before amino acids on the prebiotic Earth.

Publisher URL: http://feeds.rsc.org/~r/rss/CC/~3/1Eptzdl8ywI/C7CC06083A

DOI: 2017/CC/C7CC06083A

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