Straightforward Creation of Possibly Prebiotic Complex Mixtures of Thiol-Rich Peptides

Straightforward Creation of Possibly Prebiotic Complex Mixtures of Thiol-Rich Peptides

At the origin of life, extremely diverse mixtures of oligomers and polymers could be obtained from relatively simple molecular bricks. Here, we present an example of the polymerization of two amidonitriles derived from cysteine, Cys-Ala-CN and Cys-Met-CN. The thiol function in a molecule adds onto t...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Shalayel, Naoual Leqraa, Véronique Blandin, Yannick Vallée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
prebiotic chemistry
abiogenesis
cysteine
nitriles
peptides
macrocycles
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/4/983

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