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Chemical evolution and the origin of lifeA review is presented of recent advances made in the understanding of the formation of carbon compounds in the universe and the occurrence of processes of chemical evolution. Topics discussed include the principle of evolutionary continuity, evolution as a fundamental principle of the physical universe, the nuclear synthesis of biogenic elements, organic cosmochemistry and interstellar molecules, the solar nebula and the solar system in chemical evolution, the giant planets and Titan in chemical evolution, and comets and their interaction with the earth. Also examined are carbonaceous chondrites, environment of the primitive earth, energy sources available on the primitive earth, the synthesis of biochemical monomers and oligomers, the abiotic transcription of nucleotides, unified prebiotic and enzymatic mechanisms, phospholipids and membranes, and protobiological evolution.
Document ID
19830060819
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Oro, J.
(Houston, University Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Publication Information
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Space Biology
Accession Number
83A42037
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-44-005-002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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