Nucleic acids bind to nanoparticulate iron (II) monosulphide in aqueous solutions

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-270

  Hatton, Bryan ^a   Rickard, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; DNA; Iron sulphide; Nanoparticles; Origin of life; UV Vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NUCLEIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IRON; NUCLEIC ACID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ADSORPTION; BIOGENESIS; ELECTROSTATICS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43549087096     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-008-9132-7     Document Type: Article

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