Negron-Mendoza A, Ponnamperuma C
Orig Life. 1976 Aug;7(3):191-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00926937.
Irradiation of aqueous solutions of acetic acid with gamma rays produced several carboxylic acids in small yield. Their identification was based on the technique of gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. Some of these acids are Krebs Cycle intermediates. Their simultaneous formation in experiments simulating the primitive conditions on the earth suggests that metabolic pathways may have their origin in prebiotic chemical processes.
用伽马射线辐照乙酸水溶液会少量生成几种羧酸。它们的鉴定基于气相色谱与质谱联用技术。其中一些酸是三羧酸循环的中间产物。它们在模拟地球原始条件的实验中同时形成，这表明代谢途径可能起源于益生元化学过程。
