Catalytically increased prebiotic peptide formation: Ditryptophan, dilysine, and diserine

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 411-419

  Plankensteiner, Kristof ^a   Reiner, Hannes ^a   Rode, Bernd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chemical evolution; Copper complexes; Mutual catalysis; Origin of life; Prebiotic peptide formation; Salt Induced Peptide Formation Reaction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIPEPTIDE; LYSYLLYSINE; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PEPTIDE; PRECAMBRIAN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIPEPTIDES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 26944440035     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-1971-x     Document Type: Article

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