Abstract
Most prebiotic amino acid syntheses proceed through the amino nitrile (Strecker synthesis). The equilibrium constants for the formation of glycine nitrile and alanine nitrile have measured as well as the kinetics of their hydrolysis to the amides and amino acids. From the data the yields of amino and hydroxy acids can be calculated as a function of pH, temperature and ammonia concentration. It can also be shown that amino acids can be synthesized at high dilutions in the primitive ocean.
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