Studies in the mineral and salt-catalyzed formation of RNA oligomers

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-361

  Miyakawa, Shin ^a,b   Joshi, Prakash C ^b   Gaffey, Michael J ^c   Gonzalez Toril, Elena ^b   Hyland, Callen ^b   Ross, Teresa ^b   Rybij, Kristin ^b   Ferris, James P ^b  

^a RIBOMIC Inc   (Japan)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP; Catalysis; Meteorite; Mineral; Montmorillonite; Origins of life; RNA oligomers

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; BENTONITE; INORGANIC SALT; LEAD; LEAD SULFIDE; MINERAL; RNA; SULFIDE;

CATALYSIS; METEORITE; MONTMORILLONITE; PH; RNA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BENTONITE; CATALYSIS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; METEOROIDS; MINERALS; RNA; SALTS; SULFIDES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33748999575     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9009-6     Document Type: Article

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