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Discovery of Amino Acids from Didwana-Rajod Meteorite and its Implication on Origin of Life


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1 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun - 248 001, Uttaranchal, India
2 J.N.V. University, Jodhpur - 340 005, Rajasthan, India
3 Centre for Laser Spectroscopy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
 

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Aromatic amino acids Phenylalanine, prosine and Tryptophan have been identified for the first time from the Didwana-Rajod meteorite which fell on Earth (most probably from asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter in our Solar system) in 1991 near Didwana in Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
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  • Discovery of Amino Acids from Didwana-Rajod Meteorite and its Implication on Origin of Life

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Authors

Vinod C. Tewari
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun - 248 001, Uttaranchal, India
B. S. Paliwal
J.N.V. University, Jodhpur - 340 005, Rajasthan, India
K. Venkatakrishna
Centre for Laser Spectroscopy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

Abstract


Aromatic amino acids Phenylalanine, prosine and Tryptophan have been identified for the first time from the Didwana-Rajod meteorite which fell on Earth (most probably from asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter in our Solar system) in 1991 near Didwana in Nagaur district of Rajasthan.