Komatiites as Complex Adsorption Surfaces for Amino Acids in Prebiotic Environments, a Prebiotic Chemistry Essay

Komatiites represent the oldest known terrestrial rocks, and their composition has been cataloged as the closest to that of the first terrestrial crust after the cooling of the magma ocean. These rocks could have been present in multiple environments on the early Earth and served as concentrators of...

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Published in:	Life
Main Authors:	Abigail E. Cruz-Hernández, María Colín-García, Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez, Eva Mateo-Martí
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	komatiite amino acids adsorption concentration mechanism prebiotic chemistry
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/11/1788