DOI: 10.1038/38460. Isotopic evidence for extraterrestrial non- racemic amino acids in the Murchison meteorite

Isotopic evidence for extraterrestrial non- racemic amino acids in the Murchison meteorite

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Engel, M. H., & Macko, S. A. (1997). Isotopic evidence for extraterrestrial non- racemic amino acids in the Murchison meteorite. Nature, 389(6648), 265â268.

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M. H. Engel (first)
S. A. Macko (additional)

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