Hier eine kleine Übersicht darüber, welche Verbindungsklassen in Meteoriten schon entdeckt wurden:
- Aliphatische und aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe
Oró, J. et al. (1971) Amino acids, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in the Murchison meteorite. Nature 230, 105-106.
- Aminosäuren, Carbonsäuren
Hilt, R.W. et al. (2009) Carboxylic acid abundances in the tagish lake meteorite. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Meierhenrich, U.J. et al. (2004) Identification of diamino acids in the Murchison Meteorite. PNAS 10, 9182–9186.
Blake, D. F./Jenniskens, P. (2001) The ice of life (extraterrestrial ice as source of life on earth). Scientific American 285, 44–47.
Oró, J. et al. (1971) Amino acids, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in the Murchison meteorite. Nature 230, 105-106.
- Chirale organische Moleküle, Überschuss der L-Formen bis zu 10%
Cronin, JR./Pizzarello, S. (1997) Enantiomeric excesses in meteoritic amino acids. Science 275, 951–955.
- DNA-Bausteine: Nukleobasen
Callahan, M.P./ Smith, K.E./Cleaves et al. (2011) Carbonaceous meteorites contain a wide range of extraterrestrial nucleobases. PNAS 108, 13995-13998.
- Metabolite des Citronensäurezyklus: Oxalessigsäure, Citronensäure, Isocitronensäure, alpha-Ketoglutarsäure, Brenztraubensäure...
Cooper, G./Reed, C./Nguyen, D. et al. (2011) Detection and formation scenario of citric acid, pyruvic acid, and other possible metabolism precursors in carbonaceous meteorites. PNAS 108, 14015-14020.
Naraoka, H. et al. (2000) Isotopic evidence from an Antarctic carbonaceous chondrite for two reaction pathways of extraterrestrial PAH formation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 184, 1-7.
Wing, M.R./Jeffrey, L.B. (1992) The origin of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in meteorites". Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere 21, 375–383.
- Zucker und Zuckerderivate
Sephton, M. A. (2001) Life’s sweet beginnings? Nature 414, 857–858.
[to be continued...]