The Potential of Photochemical Transition Metal Reactions in Prebiotic Organic Synthesis. I. Observed Conversion of Methanol into Ethylene Glycol as Possible Prototype for Sugar Alcohol Formation John J. EischPeter R. MunsonJohn N. Gitua OriginalPaper Pages: 441 - 454
N-Phosphoryl Amino Acids and Biomolecular Origins. Review Paper in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Publication of ``A Production of Amino Acids under Possible Primitive Earth Conditions'' (Miller, 1953) C. M. ChengX. H. LiuY. F. Zhao OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 464
Phosphorylation of Nucleotide Molecules in Hydrothermal Environments Keita OzawaAtsushi NemotoKoichiro Matsuno OriginalPaper Pages: 465 - 471
Kinetics of Organic Transformations under Mild Aqueous Conditions: Implications for the Origin of Life and its Metabolism Arthur L. Weber OriginalPaper Pages: 473 - 495
Kinetic Analysis of Self-Replicating Peptides: Possibility of Chiral Amplification in Open Systems Jesús Rivera IslasJean-Claude MicheauThomas Buhse OriginalPaper Pages: 497 - 512
Importance of Biologically Active Aurora-like Ultraviolet Emission: Stochastic Irradiation of Earth and Mars by Flares and Explosions David S. SmithJohn ScaloJ. Craig Wheeler OriginalPaper Pages: 513 - 532