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Peptide Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life
Abstract
The possibilities of pseudo‐peptide‐DNA mimics like PNA (peptide nucleic acid) having a role for the prebiotic origin of life prior to an RNA world is discussed on the basis of literature data showing that this type of molecules might have formed on the primitive earth (or other places in the universe), as well as data indicating the possibilities of template‐directed PNA chemical replication and ligation. In particular, the merits of an achiral prebiotic genetic material is discussed.
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“This compositionally replicating protocell is equipped to launch a long evolutionary journey, via many hard-to-fathom intermediates, including unorthodox chemistries such as non-canonical amino acids and nucleotide bases as well as unconventional polymers such as polyesters [271] and peptide nucleic acids [272], all the way to the LUCA.”
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- Authors
- Nielsen, P. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Nielsen, Peter E.
- ORCID
- Nielsen, Peter E.
- Venue
- Chemistry & Biodiversity
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1996-2002
- ISSN
- 1612-1872 (ISSN-L)
- 1612-1880
- OpenAlex
- W2066865727
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chemistry & Biodiversity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Keywords
- peptide nucleic acid, origin of life, prebiotic chemistry, ligation, early Earth
- MeSH terms
- Origin of Life, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Protein Conformation, Evolution, Molecular, Peptide Nucleic Acids
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