Interstellar Formation of Biorelevant Pyruvic Acid (CH3COCOOH)

Kleimeier, NF; Eckhardt, AK; Schreiner, PR; Kaiser, RI

Kaiser, RI (corresponding author), Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Chem, 2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA.; Kaiser, RI (corresponding author), Univ Hawaii Manoa, WM Keck Lab Astrochem, 2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA.; Schreiner, PR (corresponding author), Justus Liebig Univ, Inst Organ Chem, Heinrich Buff Ring 17, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.

CHEM, 2020; 6 (12): 3385

Abstract

Pyruvic acid represents a key molecule in prebiotic chemistry to form metabolites and amino acids. Without liquid water on the early Earth, endogenous......

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