Sunlight as an energetic driver in the synthesis of molecules necessary for life.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP

• Publication date

  2016-07-27

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1039/c6cp00980hPMID 27193698
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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