DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3997.626. Amino Acids Indigenous to the Murray Meteorite

Amino Acids Indigenous to the Murray Meteorite

10.1126/science.173.3997.626

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Abstract

Analysis of the Murray meteorite, a type II carbonaceous chondrite, has led to the identification of 17 amino acids. For seven of the amino acids nearly equal amounts of the D and L isomers are present, and 11 of the amino acids are not found in protein. These results suggest that these amino acids, like the amino acids of the Murchison meteorite, are extraterrestrial in origin.

Bibliography

Lawless, J. G., Kvenvolden, K. A., Peterson, E., Ponnamperuma, C., & Moore, C. (1971). Amino Acids Indigenous to the Murray Meteorite. Science, 173(3997), 626â627.

Authors 5

James G. Lawless (first)
Keith A. Kvenvolden (additional)
Etta Peterson (additional)
Cyril Ponnamperuma (additional)
Carleton Moore (additional)

References 9 Referenced 91

10.1126/science.172.3990.1327
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JAROSEWICH, E, METEORITICS 6: 49 (1971). (10.1111/j.1945-5100.1971.tb00406.x) / METEORITICS (1971)
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Pering K. in preparation.

Dates

Type	When
Created	18 years, 11 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 9:17 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 11, 2024, 9:33 a.m.)
Indexed	1 day, 20 hours ago (Sept. 4, 2025, 9:36 a.m.)
Issued	54 years ago (Aug. 13, 1971)
Published	54 years ago (Aug. 13, 1971)
Published Print	54 years ago (Aug. 13, 1971)

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BibTeX

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