Montmorillonite catalysis of 30-50 mer oligonucleotides: Laboratory demonstration of potential steps in the origin of the RNA world

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-332

  Ferris, James P ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineral catalysis; Montmorillonite; Oligoadenylates; Prebiotic synthesis; RNA; RNA elongation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BENTONITE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE T2; RNA; URIDINE PHOSPHATE;

MONTMORILLONITE; RNA;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; TIME;

ADENOSINE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BENTONITE; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RNA; TIME FACTORS; URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0036669327     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020543312109     Document Type: Article

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