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EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 270, 期 1-2, 页码 130-136出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.026
关键词
nucleobases; Murchison meteorite; carbon isotope; extraterrestrial organic molecules; origin of life
Carbon-rich meteorites, carbonaceous chondrites, contain many biologically relevant organic molecules and delivered prebiotic material to the young Earth. We present compound-specific carbon isotope data indicating that measured purine and pyrimidine compounds are indigenous components of the Murchison meteorite. Carbon isotope ratios for uracil and xanthine of delta C-13 = +44.5 parts per thousand and +37.7 parts per thousand, respectively, indicate a non-terrestrial origin for these compounds. These new results demonstrate that organic compounds, which are components of the genetic code in modern biochemistry, were already present in the early solar system and may have played a key role in life's origin. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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