Geoelectrochemistry-driven alteration of amino acids to derivative organics in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies

Researchers at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) discovered a chemical process that can explain the very low amino acid abundances in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites, deepening our understanding on the Solar System chemical evolution.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Yamei Li, Norio Kitadai, Yasuhito Sekine, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yuko Nakano, Kristin Johnson-Finn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32596-3