Effect of condensation agents and minerals for oligopeptide formation under mild and hydrothermal conditions in related to chemical evolution of proteins

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Kawamura, Kunio ^a   Takeya, Hitoshi ^a   Kushibe, Takao ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Hydrothermal system; Origin of life in space; Peptide; Prebiotic chemistry; Primitive Earth

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONDENSATION; EARTH (PLANET); PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

CARBONYLDIIMIDAZOLE; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CONDENSATION AGENTS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 67349174223     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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