Formation of peptide bonds from metastable versus crystalline phase: Implications for the origin of life

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 549-556

  Viedma, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystalline; Metastable; Origin of life; Origin of proteins; Polymerization; Supersaturation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVOLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034524674     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026595809081     Document Type: Article

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