One-step formation of oligopeptide-like molecules from Glu and Asp in hydrothermal environments

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Kawamura, Kunio ^a   Shimahashi, Masanori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal reaction; Microflow hydrothermal reactor; Oligopeptide; Origin of life; Prebiotic earth

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID; EARLY EARTH; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PEPTIDE; POLYMER;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; POLYMER PRODUCTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REACTOR;

ASPARTIC ACID; BIOGENESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; KINETICS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42449113935     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0342-7     Document Type: Article

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