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The analysis of seven samples brought back by the Apollo 14 astronauts is described. Carbon was present in the gases evolved to between 76 and 161 p.p.m. Glycine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid and serine were among the most abundant amnio acids found.
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MODZELESKI, V., MODZELESKI, J., MOHAMMED, M. et al. Carbon Compounds in Pyrolysates and Amino Acids in Extracts of Apollo 14 Lunar Samples. Nature Physical Science 242, 50–52 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci242050a0
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