The Nitrogen Heterocycle Content of Meteorites and Their Significance for the Origin of Life

Life
Zita Martins

Abstract

Carbonaceous chondrites are very primitive meteorites that are rich in carbon. They contain many soluble organic compounds, including nitrogen heterocycles. These play a crucial role in present-day living organisms as they are components of the genetic material and of the co-factors of enzymes. This review outlines the nitrogen heterocycle content of carbonaceous meteorites. The potential mechanisms of formation of these molecules are also described. Measurements of the compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions are mentioned as a way of establishing the origin of the nitrogen heterocycles detected in meteorites.

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
ion-exclusion chromatography
ion exclusion chromatography

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