what is a simple acid formed in urey and miller

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi There,
   It is known that at first step in reaction mixture forms hydrogen cyanide (HCN), formaldehyde and other active intermediate compounds (acetylene, cyanoacetylene, etc.):
   
       CO2 ? CO + [O] (atomic oxygen)
       CH4 + 2[O] ? CH2O + H2O
       CO + NH3 ? HCN + H2O
       CH4 + NH3 ? HCN + 3H2 (BMA process)
   
   These compounds then react with the formation of aminoacids (Strecker synthesis) and other biomolecules:
   
       CH2O + HCN + NH3 ? NH2-CH2-CN + H2O
       NH2-CH2-CN + 2H2O ? NH3 + NH2-CH2-COOH (glycine)
   
   Hope it helps

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