Report on the workshop: ‘Chemical evolution and neo-abiogenesis in marine hydrothermal systems’ Nils G. Holm OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 98
Abiotic synthesis of amino acids and imidazole by proton irradiation of simulated primitive earth atmospheres Kensei KobayashiMasahiko TsuchiyaHiroshi Yanagawa OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 109
Selective decomposition of either enantiomer or aspartic acid irradiated with60Co-γ-rays in the mixed aqueous solution with D- or L-alanine Mitsuhiko AkaboshiKenichi KawaiYasuhiro Honda OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 119
Possible amplification of enantiomer excesses through structural properties of liquid crystals — A model for origin of optical activity in the biosphere? W. ThiemannH. Teutsch OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 126
Energy-rich glyceric acid oxygen esters: Implications for the origin of glycolysis Arthur L. WeberVictor Hsu OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 150
Template-directed oligomerization of 5′-deoxy-5′-nucleosideacetic acid derivatives Kazuo HaradaLeslie E. Orgel OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 160
Phylogenetic tree of tRNAs using a simple algorithm M. Angelica SotoJose Toha OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 166
The case for the chemoautotrophic origin of life in an iron-sulfur world Günter Wächtershäuser OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 176
Different effects of eubacterial and eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase II inhibitors on chloroplasts ofEuglena gracilis Juraj KrajčovičLibor Ebringer OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 180
Impact constraints on the environment for chemical evolution and the continuity of life Verne R. OberbeckGuy Fogleman OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 195