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The prebiotic geochemistry of formaldehyde

Cleaves II, H. James·2008·Precambrian Research

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Crossref · 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.04.002

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  • Formaldehyde is the most plausible prebiotic precursor of sugars because it can yield a variety of carbohydrates in the formose reaction.

    “Formaldehyde is their most plausible prebiotic precursor,61 due to its capacity to yield a variety of carbohydrates in a one-pot process known as the formose reaction, discovered by Butlerow in 1861.62”

    From The protometabolic nature of prebiotic chemistry (2023) · cites this paper as [61]

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Authors
Cleaves II, H. J.
Venue
Precambrian Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-07-30
Volume
164
Issue
3-4
Pages
111-118
ISSN
0301-9268 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2088227558
Cited by
179
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Precambrian Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
Keywords
formaldehyde, origin of life, ribose synthesis, Strecker synthesis, amino acid synthesis, sugar synthesis, hydrothermal environments, photolysis, extraterrestrial organic matter

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