J. Ferris

B. Simoneit, A. Cairns-smith, E. Shock, 1992, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life.

Synthesis of heterocycles by photochemical cyclization of ortho-substituted benzene derivatives

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, 1972 .

Monooxygenase activity in Cunninghamella bainieri: evidence for a fungal system similar to liver microsomes.

D. Jerina, J. Daly, F. Stylianopoulou, 1973, Archives of biochemistry and biophysics.

Evaluation of Manitoba bentonites in the catalysis of RNA synthesis by montmorillonite ( parts of NTS 62 G 1 , 8 , 10 , K 3 , N 1 ) by

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, J. Thompson, 2011 .

Mechanism of the photoisomerization of isoxazoles and 2-cyanophenol to oxazoles

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, R. W. Trimmer, 1973 .

Studies on prebiotic synthesis. I. Aminomalononitrile and 4-amino-5-cyanoimidazole.

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, 1966, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Spiro and bicyclic nucleosides. Preparation of new structural types from ribose adducts of diaminomaleonitrile

J. Ferris, B. Devadas, 1987 .

The synthesis of spiro and bicyclic nucleosides from ribose adducts of diahinomaleonitrile

J. Ferris, B. Devadas, 1986 .

Regioselectivity of the Photochemical Addition of Ammonia, Phosphine, and Silane to Olefinic and Acetylenic Nitriles

C. Breneman, J. Ferris, J. Guillemin, 1998 .

Nucleosides from carbohydrate adducts of diaminomaleonitrile. A novel synthesis of 5-amino-1-(.beta.-D-ribofuranosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide and 5-amino-1-(.beta.-D-ribopyranosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide

J. Ferris, B. Devadas, Chunmin Huang, 1985 .

General synthesis of imidazole C-nucleosides from carbohydrate adducts of diaminomaleonitrile

J. Ferris, S. S. Badesha, W. Ren, 1981 .

NUCLEOSIDE SYNTHESIS BY THE PHOTOREARRANGEMENT OF RIBOFURANOSYL ENAMINO NITRILES

J. Ferris, V. Rao, T. Newton, 1979 .

Detoxication mechanisms. 3. The scope and mechanism of the iron-catalyzed dealkylation of tertiary amine oxides.

J. Ferris, R. D. Gerwe, G. Gapski, 1968, The Journal of organic chemistry.

Detoxication mechanisms. II. Iron-catalyzed dealkylation of trimethylamine oxide

J. Ferris, R. D. Gerwe, G. Gapski, 1967 .

Mechanism of montmorillonite catalysis in the formation of RNA oligomers.

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, 2009, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Oligomerization of uridine phosphorimidazolides on montmorillonite: A model for the prebiotic synthesis of rna on minerals

J. Ferris, K. Kawamura, P. Ding, 1996, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Montmorillonite Catalysis of 30–50 Mer Oligonucleotides: Laboratory Demonstration of Potential Steps in the Origin of the RNA World

J. Ferris, James P. Ferris, 2002, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

11 – PHOTOCHEMISTRY IN THE BIOSPHERE

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, H. M. Clark, 1978 .

Mechanistic studies on the photochemical conversion of enaminonitriles to imidazoles

J. Ferris, V. Rao, R. Narang, 1979 .

Chemical evolution. XXVIII. Photochemical conversion of enaminonitriles to imidazoles. Scope and mechanism

J. Ferris, J. P. Ferris, R. W. Trimmer, 1976 .

Chemical evolution. III. Photochemical conversion of enaminonitriles to imidazoles

J. Ferris, James P. Ferris, J. E. Kuder, 1970 .

An Unusual Photochemical Rearrangement in the Synthesis of Adenine from Hydrogen Cyanide1

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, Leslie E. Orgel, 1966 .

HCN and chemical evolution: the possible role of cyano compounds in prebiotic synthesis.

J. Ferris, W. Hagan, 1984, Tetrahedron.

Chemical evolution 40. clay-mediated oxidation of diaminomaleonitrile

J. Ferris, W. Hagan, J. Mccrea, 1982, Journal of Molecular Evolution.

Ribopyranosyldiaminomaleonitrile: a key intermediate for the synthesis of nucleosides

J. Ferris, Harry C. Huang, 1979 .

Mechanistic studies on the photochemical reactions of isoxazoles

J. Ferris, R. W. Trimmer, 1976 .

Chemical evolution. XVII. Mechanisms of the photochemical rearrangements of ortho-substituted benzene derivatives and related heterocycles

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, 1974 .

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF ORTHO-SUBSTITUTED BENZENE DERIVATIVES AND RELATED HETEROCYCLES

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, 1974 .

Chemical evolution. XVI. Photochemistry of ortho-substituted benzene derivatives and related heterocycles

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, 1974 .

Structures of the Lythraceae alkaloids lythrumine and acetyllythrumine

J. Clardy, J. Ferris, H. Wright, 1973 .

Structural studies on HCN oligomers

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, E. Edelson, 2005, Journal of Molecular Evolution.

Hydrated electron in organic synthesis. Reduction of nitriles to aldehydes

J. Ferris, F. Antonucci, 1972 .

Montmorillonite-catalysed formation of RNA oligomers: the possible role of catalysis in the origins of life

J. Ferris, 2006, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Prebiotic synthesis on minerals: bridging the prebiotic and RNA worlds.

J. Ferris, J P Ferris, 1999, The Biological bulletin.

Homochiral selection in the montmorillonite-catalyzed and uncatalyzed Prebiotic synthesis of RNA

S. Pitsch, P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, 2000 .

Chemical evolution

J. Ferris, J. Wos, A. Lobo, 1974, Journal of Molecular Evolution.

Biomolecules from HCN

J. Ferris, T. Ryan, J. Wos, 1974, Origins of life.

Chemical evolution XXIX. Pyrimidines from hydrogen cyanide.

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, J. Lawless, 1977, Bio Systems.

The Rates of Hydrolysis of Thymidyl-3′, 5′-Thymidine-H-Phosphonate: The Possible Role of Nucleic Acids Linked by Diesters of Phosphorous Acid in the Origins of Life

J. Ferris, J. Peyser, 2001, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Chemical evolution. 31. Mechanism of the condensation of cyanide to hydrogen cyanide oligomers

J. Ferris, E. Edelson, 1978 .

Cyanoacetylene in Prebiotic Synthesis

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, R. Sanchez, 1966, Science.

Rna oligomer synthesis on mineral surfaces: Structural factors which influence oligomer formation on montmorillonite

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, Kamaluddin, 1989, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

The Prebiotic Synthesis and Replication of RNA Oligomers: The Transition from Prebiotic Molecules to the RNA World

J. Ferris, 1994 .

HCN: A plausible source of purines, pyrimidines and amino acids on the primitive earth

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, J. Lawless, 1978, Journal of Molecular Evolution.

One-step, regioselective synthesis of up to 50-mers of RNA oligomers by montmorillonite catalysis.

J. Ferris, Wenhua Huang, 2006, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Formation of RNA oligomers on montmorillonite: Site of catalysis

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, 1996, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Mineral Catalysis and Prebiotic Synthesis: Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Formation of RNA

J. Ferris, 2005 .

Catalysis and Selectivity in Prebiotic Synthesis: Initiation of the Formation of Oligo(U)s on Montmorillonite Clay by Adenosine-5′-methylphosphate

J. Ferris, Kong-jiang Wang, 2005, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres.

Effect of Inhibitors on the Montmorillonite Clay-Catalyzed Formation of RNA: Studies on the Reaction Pathway

J. Ferris, Kong-jiang Wang, 2001, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Sequence- and Regio-Selectivity in the Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Synthesis of RNA

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, 2000, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Clay Catalysis of Oligonucleotide Formation: Kinetics of the Reaction of the 5'-Phosphorimidazolides of Nucleotides with the Non-Basic Heterocycles Uracil and Hypoxanthine

J. Ferris, K. Kawamura, 1999, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Catalysis in prebiotic chemistry: application to the synthesis of RNA oligomers

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, S. Miyakawa, 2004 .

Sequence- and regioselectivity in the montmorillonite-catalyzed synthesis of RNA.

J. Ferris, Shin Miyakawa, S. Miyakawa, 2003, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Kinetic and mechanistic analysis of dinucleotide and oligonucleotide formation from the 5'-phosphorimidazolide of adenosine on Na(+)-montmorillonite.

J. Ferris, K. Kawamura, 1994, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

N-cyanoimidazole and diimidazole imine: water-soluble condensing agents for the formation of the phosphodiester bond.

J. Ferris, W. Hagan, C. Huang, 1989, Nucleosides & nucleotides.

Lythraceae alkaloids. 8. The structure and stereochemistry of the biphenyl ether alkaloids from Decodon verticillatus.

J. Ferris, C. Boyce, R. Briner, 1971, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Lythraceae alkaloids. X. Assignment of absolute stereochemistries on the basis of chiraloptical effects.

N. Sharpless, J. Ferris, I. H. Qureshi, 1971, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Lythraceae alkaloids. IX. The isolation and structure elucidation of the alkaloids of Lagerstroemia indica L.

J. Ferris, C. Boyce, R. Briner, 1971, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Lythraceae alkaloids. VII. The structure and stereochemistry of the biphenyl alkaloids of Decodon and Hemia.

J. Ferris, C. Boyce, R. Briner, 1971, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Lythraceae Alkaloids. II. Structural Studies on Decodine and Verticillatine1

J. Ferris, 1963 .

Lythraceae Alkaloids. I. Isolation and Structural Studies of the Alkaloids of Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.1

J. Ferris, 1962 .

Photolysis of CO-NH3 mixtures and the Martian atmosphere

D. Nicodem, J. Ferris, E. A. Williams, 1974, Nature.

Aminomalononitrile p‐Toluenesulfonate

J. Ferris, R. Mancuso, R. Sanchez, 2003 .

Abstracts of Issol 2005, the 14th International Conference on the Origin of Life, Held in Beijing, from June 19–24, 2005

J. Peretó, R. Kafri, A. Latorre, 2005, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres.

Chemical evolution from hydrogen cyanide: photochemical decarboxylation of orotic acid and orotate derivatives.

P. C. Joshi, J. Ferris, P. Joshi, 1978, Science.

Oligomerization of ribonucleotides on montmorillonite: reaction of the 5'-phosphorimidazolide of adenosine.

J. Ferris, J P Ferris, G Ertem, 1992, Science.

Origins of Life, Molecular Basis of

J. Ferris, 2006 .

Lythraceae alkaloids. Structure and stereochemistry of the biphenyl ether alkaloids of

J. Ferris, C. Boyce, R. Briner, 1966 .

Photochemical rearrangements of indazoles. Triplet excited states of 1- and 2-methylindazole

J. Ferris, R. Strong, K. Prabhu, 1975 .

Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, Leslie E. Orgel, 1996, Nature.

Energy and climate

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, S. Krause, 2002 .

4 – ENERGY AND CLIMATE

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, H. M. Clark, 1978 .

Mineral catalysis of the formation of dimers of 5′-AMP in aqueous solution: The possible role of montmorillonite clays in the prebiotic synthesis of RNA

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, V. Agarwal, 2005, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Studies in prebiotic synthesis. 3. Synthesis of pyrimidines from cyanoacetylene and cyanate.

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, R. Sanchez, 1968, Journal of molecular biology.

Catalysis and Prebiotic Synthesis

J. Ferris, 2005 .

Adenine derivatives as phosphate activating groups for prebiotic RNA synthesis

J. Ferris, K. J. Prabahar, 1996, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Synthesis of 35-40 mers of RNA oligomers from unblocked monomers. A simple approach to the RNA world.

Wenhua Huang, J. Ferris, James P Ferris, 2003, Chemical communications.

Cations as Mediators of the Adsorption of Nucleic Acids on Clay Surfaces in Prebiotic Environments

Marco Franchi, Enzo Gallori, M. Franchi, 2003, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Mineral catalysis of the formation of the phosphodiester bond in aqueous solution: the possible role of montmorillonite clays.

J. Ferris, Kamaluddin, V. Agarwal, 1989, Advances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research.

The Prebiotic Leslie Orgel: Some of His Contributions to Our Understanding of the Origins of Life

J. Ferris, 1997, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Conditions for Purine Synthesis: Did Prebiotic Synthesis Occur at Low Temperatures?

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, R. Sanchez, 1966, Science.

Catalysis and prebiotic RNA synthesis

J. Ferris, 1993, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

8 – THIRD GENERATION INSECT CONTROL

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, S. Krause, 1978 .

Synthesis of quinazoline nucleosides from ribose and anthranilonitrile. Application of phase-transfer catalysis in nucleoside synthesis

J. Ferris, S. Singh, T. Newton, 1979 .

MALDI analysis of oligonucleotides directly from montmorillonite

J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, D. Zagorevskii, 2006, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.

Reaction of uridine and uridine 5'-phosphate with diiminosuccinonitrile and cyanogen bromide in aqueous solution. Direct synthesis of the 2,2'-anhydronucleoside linkage at 2.degree.C

H. Yanagawa, J. Ferris, 1984 .

The mechanism of the oligomerization of hydrogen cyanide and its possible role in the origins of life.

J. Ferris, W. Lotz, D. Donner, 1972, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Photochemical reactions in interstellar grains photolysis of co, NH3, and H2O

J. M. Greenberg, J. Greenberg, J. Ferris, 2005, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Irradiation of NH3CH4 mixtures as a model of photochemical processes in the Jovian planets and Titan

J. Ferris, J. Y. Morimoto, 1981 .

HCN and chromophore formation on Jupiter

J. Ferris, Y. Ishikawa, 1987, Nature.

THE STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP OF DELTALINE, DELPHELINE AND LYCOCTONINE1

Phyllis L. Magat, J. Ferris, M. Carmack, 1958 .

5 – PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND COAL

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, S. Krause, 1978 .

The binding and reactions of nucleotides and polynucleotides on iron oxide hydroxide polymorphs

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, N. Holm, 1993, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

The adsorption and reaction of adenine nucleotides on montmorillonite

J. Ferris, W. Hagan, 1986, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Minerals and life's origins

J. Ferris, 1985, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

HCN formation on jupiter by photolysis of ammonia-acetylene mixtures

H. Khwaja, J. Ferris, Y. Ishikawa, 1986, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Synthesis of RNA Oligomers and Their Template Properties

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, 1998 .

The biogenesis of the alkaloids

J. Ferris, C. Boyce, R. Briner, 1966 .

Studies in prebiotic synthesis. IV. Conversion of 4-aminoimidazole-5-carbonitrile derivatives to purines.

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, R. Sanchez, 1968, Journal of molecular biology.

Prebiotic synthesis: problems and challenges.

J. Ferris, J P Ferris, 1987, Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology.

Comet Halley as an aggregate of interstellar dust and further evidence for the photochemical formation of organics in the interstellar medium

J. M. Greenberg, J. Greenberg, J. Ferris, 2005, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Simulation of Titan Haze Formation Using a Photochemical Flow Reactor. Optical Constants of the Simulated Haze

J. Joseph, J. Ferris, B. N. Tran, 2003 .

The Molecular Origins of Life: Catalyzed RNA synthesis for the RNA world

J. Ferris, 1998 .

Life at the margins

J. Ferris, James P. Ferris, 1995, Nature.

Progress in demonstrating total homochiral selection in montmorillonite-catalyzed RNA synthesis.

J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, P. Joshi, 2011, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

Homochiral Selectivity in RNA Synthesis: Montmorillonite-catalyzed Quaternary Reactions of D, L-Purine with D, L- Pyrimidine Nucleotides

J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, P. Joshi, 2011, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres.

Selectivity of montmorillonite catalyzed prebiotic reactions of D, L-nucleotides

S. Pitsch, J. Ferris, P. Joshi, 2007, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres.

Bridging the Prebiotic and RNA Worlds: Prebiotic RNA Synthesis on Clay

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, K. J. Prabahar, 2000, Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics.

Montmorillonite catalysis of RNA oligomer formation in aqueous solution. A model for the prebiotic formation of RNA.

J. Ferris, J P Ferris, G Ertem, 1993, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Template-directed synthesis using the heterogeneous templates produced by montmorillonite catalysis. A possible bridge between the prebiotic and RNA worlds.

J. Ferris, J P Ferris, G Ertem, 1997, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Oligomerization reactions of ribonucleotides: The reaction of the 5′ -phosphorimidazolide of adenosine with diadenosine pyrophosphate on montmorillonite and other minerals

J. Ferris, Gözen Eetem, 1993, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Clays as prototypical enzymes for the prebiological formation of phosphate esters

Chun-Hsien Huang, J. Ferris, W. Hagan, 1986, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Possible role of hydrogen cyanide in chemical evolution. The oligomerization and condensation of hydrogen cyanide.

J. Ferris, A. Lobo, D. Donner, 1973, Journal of molecular biology.

Chemistry in aqueous media

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, S. Krause, 2002 .

10 – ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY

R. A. Bailey, J. Ferris, H. M. Clark, 1978 .

Chemical Markers of Prebiotic Chemistry in Hydrothermal Systems

J. Ferris, 1992 .

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION ON TITAN: COMPARISONS TO THE PREBIOTIC EARTH

D. W. Clarke, J. Ferris, 2004, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Possible role of hydrogen cyanide in chemical evolution investigation of the proposed direct synthesis of peptides from hydrogen cyanide.

J. Ferris, A. Lobo, D. Donner, 1973, Journal of molecular biology.

Progress in demonstrating homochiral selection in prebiotic RNA synthesis

J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, P. Joshi, 2013 .

Progress in Studies on the RNA World

J. Price, J. Ferris, M. Aldersley, 2011, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres.

Effect of Dinucleoside Pyrophosphates on the Oligomerization of Activated Mononucleotides on Na+-MONTMORILLONITE: REACTION OF 4-(CH3)2NpypA WITH A5′pA

J. Ferris, K. J. Prabahar, 1997, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Adsorption of mono- and polynucleotides on iron oxide hydroxide polymorphs

J. Ferris, G. Ertem, N. Holm, 1989, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Formation of hydrogen cyanide and acetylene oligomers by photolysis of ammonia in the presence of acetylene: applications to the atmospheric chemistry of Jupiter

J. Ferris, Y. Ishikawa, 1988 .

The Reactions of Bromomalononitrile with Bases

L. Orgel, J. Ferris, 1965 .

Photolysis of CH4-NH3 mixtures and PH3 as models for the photochemical transformations on the primitive earth and Jupiter

J. Ferris, R. Benson, J. Y. Morimoto, 1981 .

Photolysis of ammonia in the presence of acetylene. A plausible explanation for the formation of HCN and chromophores on Jupiter

J. Ferris, Y. Ishikawa, K. Rahman, 1989, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.

Comet Halley — A good omen!

J. Ferris, 1988, Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere.