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Amino and fatty acids in carbonaceous meteoritesAnalyses of two carbonaceous meteorites have provided much of the latest evidence which seems to support Oparin's theory on the origin of life. The meteorites involved are the Murray meteorite, which fell in 1950, and the Murchison meteorite, which fell in 1969. The amino acids in the two meteorites are similar in composition. Eight of the twenty amino acids found belong to amino acids present in proteins. A number of monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic fatty acids were also found in the meteorites.
Document ID
19750034440
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Kvenvolden, K. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Planetary Biology Div., Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Space Biology
Accession Number
75A18512
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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