Preface S. Nakashima |
Introduction to: Geochemistry and the Origin of Life S. Nakashima, A. Brack, M.C. Maurel, S. Maruyama, Y. Isozaki, and B.F. Windley 1 |
Part 1: From Space to the Chemical Evolution |
Extraterrestial Organic Molecules and the Origin of Life A. Brack, B. Barbier, F. Boillot, and A. Chabin 17 |
Oligomerization of Glycine and Synthesis of Amino Acids in Super- and Subcritical Water; Chemical Evolution to the Origin of Life in Submarine Hydrothermal System D.K. Alargov, S. Deguchi, K. Tsujii, and K. Horikoshi 39 |
Prebiot Polymerization of Amino Acid Thioesters on Mineral Surfaces M. Bertrand, C. Bure, F. Fleury, and A. Brack 51 |
Spectroscopic Studies of Amino Acid Reactions on Primitive Earth - Preliminary Results J. Yamaoka and K. Umemoto 61 |
Hydrothermal Transformation of Threonine in the Presence of Silica: A Simulation Experiment for the Chemical Evolution of Life D. Shiota and S. Nakashima 71 |
Dehydration-Condensation Experiments of Silica in the Presence of Biogenic Organic Substances Y. Ito and S. Nakashima 85 |
Functional Capabilities of Bio-molecules at the Beginnings of Life. -RNA selectivity and adaptability - M.C. Maurel 107 |
Interaction of RNA and DNA Hairpins with Mineral Surface in Aqueous Phase Investigated by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy C. El Ami, L. Grajcar, S. Fermandjian, M. Ghomi, M.H. Baron, and M.C. Maurel 119 |
Part 2: Geochemical Environments for the Primitive Life |
Organic-Inorganic Interactions and the Origin and Evolution of Life S. Nakashima and D. Shiota 135 |
Physico-chemical Environment of an Archean Mid-Ocean Ridge: Estimate of Seawater Depth and Hydrothermal Fluid Composition K. Kitajima, S. Utunomiya, and S. Maruyama 179 |
Early Archean (ca. 3.5 Ga) Microfossils and 13C-depleted Carbonaceous Matter in the North Pole Area, Western Australia: Field Occurrence and Geochemistry Y. Ueno, S. Maruyama, Y. Isozaki, and H. Yurimoto 203 |
Isotopic Signatures of Early Life in the Archean Oceans: Influence from Submarine Hydrothermal Activities T. Kakegawa 237 |
Manganese Micronodules Containing Organic Matter in an Archean Banded-Iron Formation H. Yoshioka, M. Kumazawa, K. Ohta, and N. Handa 251 |
Isoprenoid Enantiomers as Molecular Biomarkers in Ancient Sediments U. Meierhenrich, W. Thiemann, C. Schubert, B. Barbier, and A. Brack 269 |
History of the Earth and Life S. Maruyama, Y. Isozaki, S. Nakashima, and B.F. Windley 285 |
Part 3 : Summary |
Geochemistry and the Origin and Evolution of Life: A Tentative Summary and Future Perspectives S. Nakashima, M. Ikoma, D. Shiota, K. Nakazawa, and S. Maruyama 329 |
Symposium Program 347 |
List of Participants 351 |
Author Index 355 |
Preface S. Nakashima |
Introduction to: Geochemistry and the Origin of Life S. Nakashima, A. Brack, M.C. Maurel, S. Maruyama, Y. Isozaki, and B.F. Windley 1 |
Part 1: From Space to the Chemical Evolution |
Extraterrestial Organic Molecules and the Origin of Life A. Brack, B. Barbier, F. Boillot, and A. Chabin 17 |
Oligomerization of Glycine and Synthesis of Amino Acids in Super- and Subcritical Water; Chemical Evolution to the Origin of Life in Submarine Hydrothermal System D.K. Alargov, S. Deguchi, K. Tsujii, and K. Horikoshi 39 |
Prebiot Polymerization of Amino Acid Thioesters on Mineral Surfaces M. Bertrand, C. Bure, F. Fleury, and A. Brack 51 |