title: Nucleoside phosphorylation by the mineral schreibersite.
abstract: Phosphorylation of the nucleosides adenosine and uridine by the simple mixing and mild heating of aqueous solutions of the organic compounds with synthetic analogs of the meteoritic mineral schreibersite, (Fe,Ni)3P under slightly basic conditions (pH ~9) is reported. These results suggest a potential role for meteoritic phosphorus in the origin and development of early life.
authors.affiliation: School of Geoscience, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa FL 33620.
authors.forename: Maheen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gull
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332.
authors.forename: Mike A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mojica
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332.
authors.forename: Facundo M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gaul
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332.
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liotta
authors.affiliation: School of Geoscience, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa FL 33620.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pasek
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D058085:Iron Compounds; D008903:Minerals; D009705:Nucleosides; D009532:Nickel