Astrophysical ices are exposed to different radiation fields including photons, electrons and
ions. The latter stem from interstellar cosmic rays (CR), the solar and stellar winds, shock …

Complex organic molecules have been observed for decades in the interstellar medium.
Some of them might be considered as small bricks of the macromolecules at the base of …

Formamide (NH 2 CHO) has previously been detected in several star-forming regions and is
thought to be a precursor for different prebiotic molecules. Its formation mechanism is still …

Context. Modern versions of the Miller-Urey experiment claim that formamide (NH 2 CHO)
could be the starting point for the formation of metabolic and genetic macromolecules …

Interstellar formamide (NH2CHO) has recently attracted significant attention due to its
potential role as a molecular building block in the formation of precursor biomolecules …

Formamide (NH2CHO) has been identified as a potential precursor of a wide variety of
organic compounds essential to life, and many biochemical studies propose it likely played …

Formamide (H2NCHO) is the smallest molecule possessing the biologically important amide
bond. Recent interstellar observations have shown a strong correlation between the …

Based on recent work, formamide might be a potentially very important molecule in the
emergence of terrestrial life. Although detected in the interstellar medium for decades, its …

A deep understanding of the origin of life requires the physical, chemical, and biological
study of prebiotic systems and the comprehension of the mechanisms underlying their …

Molecules with an amide functional group resemble peptide bonds, the molecular bridges
that connect amino acids, and may thus be relevant in processes that lead to the formation of …