ArticleOrigins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life1999
Silica, alumina and clay catalyzed peptide bond formation: enhanced efficiency of alumina catalyst.
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- Thermal Condensation of Glycine and Alanine on Metal Ferrite Surface: Primitive Peptide Bond Formation Scenario.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Peptide formation mechanism on montmorillonite under thermal conditions.Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life · 2014Article
- Formation of activated biomolecules by condensation on mineral surfaces--a comparison of peptide bond formation and phosphate condensation.Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life · 2013Article
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Abstract
Catalytic efficiencies of clay (hectorite), silica and alumina were tested in peptide bond formation reactions of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), proline (Pro), valine (Val) and leucine (Leu). The reactions were performed as drying/wetting (hectorite) and temperature fluctuation (silica and alumina) experiments at 85 degrees C. The reactivity of amino acids decreased in order Gly > Ala > Pro approximately Val approximately Leu. The highest catalytic efficiency was observed for alumina, the only catalyst producing oligopeptides in all investigated reaction systems. The peptide bond formation on alumina is probably catalyzed by the same sites and via similar reaction mechanisms as some alumina-catalyzed dehydration reactions used in industrial chemistry.
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