In the star formation regions, the complex organic molecules that contain peptide bonds (−NH−C(=O)−) play a major role in the metabolic process because −NH−C(=O)− is connected to amino acids (R-CHNH2−COOH).
Isocyanic Acid (HNCO)
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Synthesis Of Urea On The Surface Of Interstellar Water Ice Clusters. A Quantum Chemical Study
Urea is a prebiotic molecule that has been detected in few sources of the interstellar medium (ISM) and in Murchison meteorite. Being stable against ultraviolet radiation and high-energy electron bombardment, […]
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Isocyanic Acid (HNCO) In The Hot Molecular Core G331.512-0.103: Observations and Chemical Modelling
Isocyanic acid (HNCO) is a simple molecule with a potential to form prebiotic and complex organic species. Using a spectral survey collected with the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX), in this […]