Formation of bioorganic compounds in aqueous solution induced by flames

Orig Life. 1984;14(1-4):123-30. doi: 10.1007/BF00933648.

Abstract

Flames of flammable gases, when blown against a surface of an aqueous solution of organic compounds, were found to induce oxidation as well as other reactions in the solution. This reaction would be regarded as a new model for formation of bioorganic molecules in the primitive hydrosphere exposed to some radical-containing atmosphere.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Hot Temperature*
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Solutions