Issue 80, 2024

Unravelling the prebiotic origins of the simplest α-ketoacids in cometary ices: a computational investigation

Abstract

We have employed the ab initio nanoreactor (AINR) and DFT calculations to explore how the soft impact of comets entering early earth's dense atmosphere could induce chemical reactions in trapped interstellar ice components, leading to the origin of glyoxylic and pyruvic acids the simplest α-ketoacids essential for prebiotic metabolic cycles.

Graphical abstract: Unravelling the prebiotic origins of the simplest α-ketoacids in cometary ices: a computational investigation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jun 2024
Accepted
10 Sep 2024
First published
12 Sep 2024

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 11283-11286

Unravelling the prebiotic origins of the simplest α-ketoacids in cometary ices: a computational investigation

S. R. Dash, R. Pandya, G. Singh, H. Sharma, T. Das, H. Haldar, S. Hotha and K. Vanka, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 11283 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03074E

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