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... Purines , 103 Synthesis of Pyrimidines , 108 Sugars , 109 Nucleoside Synthesis , 112 References , 116 9. STABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE PRIMITIVE OCEAN , 118 Amino Acids , 119 Fatty Acids , 122 Sugars , 122 ...
... Purines , 103 Synthesis of Pyrimidines , 108 Sugars , 109 Nucleoside Synthesis , 112 References , 116 9. STABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE PRIMITIVE OCEAN , 118 Amino Acids , 119 Fatty Acids , 122 Sugars , 122 ...
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... purines , pyrimidines , and sugars . Then we discuss the various routes to the nucleosides . SYNTHESIS OF PURINES The most important purines , from our point of view , are adenine ( 1 ) and guanine ( 2 ) . N HN So so do NH2 N N HN H2N ...
... purines , pyrimidines , and sugars . Then we discuss the various routes to the nucleosides . SYNTHESIS OF PURINES The most important purines , from our point of view , are adenine ( 1 ) and guanine ( 2 ) . N HN So so do NH2 N N HN H2N ...
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... PURINES , PYRIMIDINES , AND NUCLEOSIDES The rates of hydrolysis of adenine to hypoxanthine and of guanine to xanthine seem to be so slow at reasonable pH values that the instability of these purines is not a serious problem . The ...
... PURINES , PYRIMIDINES , AND NUCLEOSIDES The rates of hydrolysis of adenine to hypoxanthine and of guanine to xanthine seem to be so slow at reasonable pH values that the instability of these purines is not a serious problem . The ...
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PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF PURINES PYRIMIDINES | 8 |
THE COMPOSITION | 12 |
GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE | 16 |
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