Surfactant assemblies and their various possible roles for the origin(s) of life

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-150

  Walde, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bilayers; Liposomes; Micellar catalysis; Micelles; Protocell; Surfaces; Surfactants; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LIPOSOME; SURFACTANT;

CHEMICAL REACTION; ORIGIN OF LIFE; RNA; SURFACTANT;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; MICELLE; REVIEW;

BIOGENESIS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MICELLES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33745473114     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-9004-3     Document Type: Review

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