Formation of biologically relevant carboxylic acids during the gamma irradiation of acetic acid
- 1 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Discover Life
- Vol. 7 (3) , 191-196
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00926937
Abstract
Irradiation of aqueous solutions of acetic acid with gamma rays produced several carboxylic acids in small yield. Their identification was based on the technique of gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. Some of these acids are Krebs Cycle intermediates. Their simultaneous formation in experiments simulating the primitive conditions on the earth suggests that metabolic pathways may have had their origin in prebiotic chemical processes.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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