Lipid-assisted synthesis of RNA-like polymers from mononucleotides

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-74

  Rajamani, Sudha ^a   Vlassov, Alexander ^a   Benner, Seico ^a   Coombs, Amy ^a   Olasagasti, Felix ^a   Deamer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipid catalyzed polymerization; RNA like polymers; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

LIPID; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMER; RNA;

CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DETECTION METHOD; EARLY EARTH; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; LABORATORY METHOD; LIPID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEAT; LIPIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERS; RNA;

EID: 38349018733     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-007-9113-2     Document Type: Article

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