The role of montmorillonite in its catalysis of RNA synthesis

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Aldersley, Michael F ^a   Joshi, Prakash C ^a   Price, Jonathan D ^a,b   Ferris, James P ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Montmorillonite; Origin of life; RNA synthesis; XRD

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN SIZE; LAYER SEPARATION; MONTMORILLONITE SURFACE; NEGATIVE CHARGE; OPTIMAL BINDING; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY; RNA SYNTHESIS; SCHERRER EQUATIONS; WIDE PH RANGE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES; XRD;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDES; OLIGOMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; RNA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CATION; MONTMORILLONITE; PH; RNA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80053323188     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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