Table 5.
Synthesis of amino acids in the presence of meteorites: Products (in micrograms) grouped by meteorite type
| Product* | Canyon Diablo | Campo del Cielo | NWA 4482 | NWA 2828 | Gold Basin | Orgueil | NWA 5357 | Al Haggounia |
| Glycine (51) | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.86 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Formyl glycine (52) | 0.04 | 0.32 | 1.18 | 0.03 | 1.10 | 0.07 | 2.66 | 0.04 |
| Alanine (53) | 0.02 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.6 | — | 0.1 | 0.05 | — |
| Formyl alanine (54) | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.56 | 0.23 | — | 0.03 | — | |
| 2(Me)alanine (55) | 0.13 | 0.82 | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.14 | — |
| Proline (56) | — | — | 0.71 | 0.12 | — | 0.03 | — | — |
| Pyroglutamic acid (57) | — | — | — | 0.64 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.10 |
| β-AIBA (58) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.36 | — |
| 2-Pyrrolidone (59) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urea (60) | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.02 | — | 0.03 |
| Guanidine (61) | 0.05 | 0.12 | — | 0.62 | — | — | — | — |
*
The data are the mean values of three experiments with SD less than 0.1%. Products are given in micrograms (per 1-mL FA reactions). See Amino Acids.