Prebiotic synthesis of noncanonical nucleobases under plausible alkaline hydrothermal conditions
Abstract Herein, the potential of alkaline hydrothermal environments for the synthesis of possible ancestral pre-RNA nucleobases using cyanide as a primary source of carbon and nitrogen is described. Water cyanide polymerizations were assisted by microwave radiation to obtain high temperature and a...
Main Authors: | Cristina Pérez-Fernández, Jorge Vega, Pedro Rayo-Pizarroso, Eva Mateo-Marti, Marta Ruiz-Bermejo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19474-0 |
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