Purine and Pyrimidines in Sediments from the Experimental Mohole
- 25 December 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 146 (3652) , 1680-1681
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.146.3652.1680
Abstract
Cytosine, adenine, guanine, and thymine, but not uracil, have been detected in core samples taken from various depths of the experimental Mohole. The following quantities of bases were found in the deepest core samples available (approximately 25 x 106 years old): cytosine, 2.5 µg/5 g; adenine, 0.9 µg/5 g; guanine, 0.2 µ/5 g; thymine and uracil, 0 µg/5 g.Keywords
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