Theoretical investigation of the role of clay edges in prebiotic peptide bond formation - II. Structures and thermodynamics of the activated complex species

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1988, Pages 107-119

  Collins, Jack R ^a   Loew, Gilda H ^a   Luke, Brian T ^a   White, David H ^b  

^a MOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALORIMETRY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFORMATION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIOGENESIS; CALORIMETRY; CATALYSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PEPTIDES; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0023673996     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: 15730875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01808785     Document Type: Article

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