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Chemical Communications

Metabolic precursors in astrophysical ice analogs: implications for meteorites and comets†

Karen E. Smith,*a   Perry A. Gerakinesb  and  Michael P. Callahanb  

* Corresponding authors

a NASA Postdoctoral Program Administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA
E-mail: karen.e.smith@nasa.gov

b Astrochemistry Laboratory and Goddard Center for Astrobiology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

Abstract

We report the synthesis of complex organic compounds including nicotinic and quinolinic acid, two members involved in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) biosynthetic pathway, in irradiated astrophysical ice analogs. If delivered to Earth by meteorites and comets, these compounds may have contributed to the origin and early evolution of life.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC03272E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Apr 2015
Accepted
08 Jun 2015
First published
17 Jun 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 11787-11790

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Metabolic precursors in astrophysical ice analogs: implications for meteorites and comets

K. E. Smith, P. A. Gerakines and M. P. Callahan, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 11787 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03272E

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