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A possible role of fluctuating clay-water systems in the production of ordered prebiotic oligomersA model is proposed for the intermediate stages of prebiotic evolution, based on the characteristics of the adsorption and condensation of amino acids and nucleotides on the surface area of clay minerals in a fluctuating environment. Template replication and translation of adsorbed oligonucleotides and catalytic effects by peptide products on further condensation are proposed, due to specific properties of hypohydrous clay surfaces as well as the biomolecules themselves. Experimental evidence supports some of the proposed interactions, and all of them can be tested experimentally.
Document ID
19800069909
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Lahav, N.
(Santa Clara Univ. CA, United States)
White, D. H.
(Santa Clara, University Santa Clara, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Molecular Evolution
Volume: 16
Subject Category
Chemistry And Materials (General)
Accession Number
80A54079
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCA2-OR-685-708
Distribution Limits
Public
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