Differential Oligomerization of Alpha versus Beta Amino Acids and Hydroxy Acids in Abiotic Proto-Peptide Synthesis Reactions
The origin of biopolymers is a central question in origins of life research. In extant life, proteins are coded linear polymers made of a fixed set of twenty alpha-<sub>L</sub>-amino acids. It is likely that the prebiotic forerunners of proteins, or protopeptides, were more heterogenous...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/265 |