Nucleobases and Other Prebiotic Species from the Ultraviolet Irradiation of Pyrimidine in Astrophysical Ices

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Mar 2012

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43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 19–23, 2012 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1659, id.1550

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We discuss the results of UV irradiation of ices containing pyrimidine
and show that such processing efficiently forms the nucleobases uracil
and cytosine, but not thymine, a pattern similar to what is seen in
carbonaceous meteorites.

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