Ferris, James P.

Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces.

Ferris, J. P., Hill, A. R., Liu, R., & Orgel, L. E. (1996) · Nature

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 865

Cyanoacetylene in Prebiotic Synthesis

Sanchez, R. A., Ferris, J. P., & Orgel, L. E. (1966) · Science

Origins and Evolution of LifeAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Cited by 270

Oligomerization of ribonucleotides on montmorillonite: reaction of the 5’-phosphorimidazolide of adenosine

Ferris, J. P., & Ertem, G. (1992) · Science

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 259

Montmorillonite-catalysed formation of RNA oligomers: the possible role of catalysis in the origins of life

Ferris, J. P. (2006) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 253

Mineral Catalysis and Prebiotic Synthesis: Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Formation of RNA

Ferris, J. P. (2005) · Elements

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 223

Montmorillonite Catalysis of 30–50 Mer Oligonucleotides: Laboratory Demonstration of Potential Steps in the Origin of the RNA World

Ferris, J. P. (2002) · Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 183

One-Step, Regioselective Synthesis of up to 50-mers of RNA Oligomers by Montmorillonite Catalysis

Huang, W., & Ferris, J. P. (2006) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 182

Mechanism of Montmorillonite Catalysis in the Formation of RNA Oligomers

Joshi, P. C., Aldersley, M. F., Delano, J. W., & Ferris, J. P. (2009) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Origins and Evolution of LifeClay minerals and soil interactions

Cited by 129

Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis of Dinucleotide and Oligonucleotide Formation from the 5'-Phosphorimidazolide of Adenosine on Na+-Montmorillonite

Kawamura, K., & Ferris, J. P. (1994) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Origins and Evolution of LifeDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Cited by 117

Synthesis of 35–40 mers of RNA oligomers from unblocked monomers. A simple approach to the RNA world

Huang, W., & Ferris, J. P. (2003) · Chem. Commun.

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 110

Sequence- and regioselectivity in the montmorillonite-catalyzed synthesis of RNA

Miyakawa, S., & Ferris, J. P. (2003) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 78

Chemical evolution. 31. Mechanism of the condensation of cyanide to hydrogen cyanide oligomers

Ferris, J. P., & Edelson, E. H. (1978) · The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Physical Organic Chemistry and Reaction KineticsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 65

Clay catalysis of oligonucleotide formation: kinetics of the reaction of the 5′-phosphorimidazolides of nucleotides with the non-basic heterocycles uracil and hypoxanthine

Kawamura, K., & Ferris, J. P. (1999) · Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 61

Chemical evolution. IX. Mechanism of the oligomerization of hydrogen cyanide and its possible role in the origins of life

Ferris, J. P., Donner, D. B., & Lotz, W. (1972) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Origins and Evolution of LifePhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

Cited by 57

Homochiral selection in the montmorillonite-catalyzed and uncatalyzed Prebiotic synthesis of RNA

Joshi, P. C., Ferris, J. P., & Pitsch, S. (2000) · Chemical Communications

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 45

Selectivity of montmorillonite catalyzed prebiotic reactions of D, L-nucleotides

Joshi, P. C., Pitsch, S., & Ferris, J. P. (2007) · Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 43

Homochiral Selectivity in RNA Synthesis: Montmorillonite-catalyzed Quaternary Reactions of D, L-Purine with D, L- Pyrimidine Nucleotides

Joshi, P. C., Aldersley, M. F., & Ferris, J. P. (2011) · Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 32

8. Catalysis and Prebiotic Synthesis

Ferris, J. P. (2005) · Molecular Geomicrobiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 5