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. 1966 Nov 11;154(3750):784-5.
doi: 10.1126/science.154.3750.784.

Cyanoacetylene in prebiotic synthesis

R A Sanchez, J P Ferris, L E Orgel

Cyanoacetylene in prebiotic synthesis

R A Sanchez et al. Science. .

Abstract

Cyanoacetylene is a major nitrogen-containing product of the action of an electric discharge on a mixture of methane and nitrogen. It reacts with simple inorganic substances in aqueous solution to give products including asparticacid, asparagine, and cytosine.

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