A surface-mediated origin of the RNA world: Biogenic activities of clay-adsorbed RNA molecules

Gene

Volumn 346, Issue , 2005, Pages 205-214

  Franchi, Marco ^a   Gallori, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early genetic material; Prebiotic evolution; RNA activities; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; POLYADENYLIC ACID; POLYMER; RIBONUCLEASE A; RNA 23S; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CLAY; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFORMATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBSERVATION; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA BINDING; RNA REPLICATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 14744288996     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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