Aqueous synthesis of peptide thioesters from amino acids and a thiol using 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-427

  Weber, Arthur L ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous thioester synthesis; Carbonyldiimidazole; Origin of life; Peptide; Peptide thioester; Thioester

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESTER; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; N,N CARBONYLDIIMIDAZOLE; N,N-CARBONYLDIIMIDAZOLE; PEPTIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ORIGIN OF LIFE; PEPTIDE; PRECAMBRIAN;

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

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTERS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; IMIDAZOLES; PEPTIDES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; WATER;

EID: 26944470325     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-4070-0     Document Type: Article

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