Cyanoacetylene in prebiotic synthesis.
Cyanoacetylene is a major nitrogen-containing product of the action of an electric discharge on a mixture of methane and nitrogen. It reacts with simple inorganic substances in aqueous solution to give products including asparticacid, asparagine, and cytosine.
D000480:Alkynes; D001216:Asparagine; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003486:Cyanides; D003596:Cytosine
D000480:Alkynes; D003486:Cyanides; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D001216:Asparagine; D003596:Cytosine