Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Ponnamperuma, C..
Alpha aminonitriles formation by electric discharge through anhydrous methane and ammonia mixture, showing hyrolysis to amino acid as possible bearing on chemical evolution
Synthesis of organic compounds by electric discharges in simulated primitive atmospheres
Origin of constituents of nucleic acid and protein molecules, noting biological molecules synthesis under conditions similar to those prevailing in prebiotic Earth, following Oparin-Haldane hypothesis
Adenine synthesis by electron irradiation of gas mixture of methane, ammonia, and water
Role of radiation in primordial organic synthesis
Primordial organic chemistry and origin of life
Synthesis of constituents of nucleic acid and protein molecule for artificial production of life
Origination of organic matter and distribution of invisible bodies capable of supporting life
Approaches for analyzing possible life forms on other planets, noting detection of microorganisms or enzymes, radio contact and retracing life in laboratory
Peptide synthesis from amino acids in aqueous solution irradiated with ultraviolet
Atmospheres capable of producing organic compounds discussed, studying abiogenic synthesis in Mars simulator
Abiological synthesis of some nucleic acid constituents
Chemical laboratory experiments on origin, chemical components and structural attributes of life
Nucleic acid constituents synthesis from methane- ammonia-water mixture, hydrogen cyanide and formaldehyde in thermal-radiation environment
The action of heat on a mixture of amino acids was studied as a possible abiological pathway for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines. Guanine was detected. This result is significant in the context of chemical evolution.
Organic chemical synthesis of biological molecules