Table 2 Organic compounds detected in the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite

Aliphatic hydrocarbons

>35

140

Aromatic hydrocarbons

22

87

Polar hydrocarbons

<120

10

Carboxylic acids

>300

48

Amino acids

60

74

Hydroxy acids

15

38

Dicarboxylic acids

>30

44

Dicarboximides

>50

2

Pyridine carboxylic acids

>7

7

Sulfonic acids

67

4

Phosphonic acids

2

4

N-Heterocycles

7

31

Amines

13

20

Amides

Nd

27

Polyols

30

19

Imino acids

nd

10

Total

778

565