Abstract Prebiotic synthesis of bio-oligomers containing more than five units are examined with respect to chemical divergence and physical dispersion of the products. Experiments are presented which support a possible pathway running from a primitive mixture of amino acids to peptides organized into stereospecific β-sheet surfaces. This pathway includes selective condensation of amino acids through the racemization-free N-carboxyanhydride polymerization, specific aggregation of alternating sequences with hydrophilic and hydrophobic residues and enantioselection of homochiral sequences.


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    Title :

    Prebiotic synthesis and organization of biopolymer-like macromolecules


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1984




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    44.71 Verkehrsmedizin
    Local classification TIB:    535/3908/4290



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