Polymerization of β-amino acids in aqueous solution

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-60

  Liu, Rihe ^a   Orgel, Leslie E ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ETHYL 3 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL)CARBODIIMIDE; 1-ETHYL-3-(3-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL)CARBODIIMIDE; AMINO ACID; CYANAMIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBODIIMIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMIDAZOLES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0031991779     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006580918298     Document Type: Article

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