Energetics of amino acid synthesis in alkaline hydrothermal environments

Kitadai, Norio

doi:10.1007/s11084-015-9428-3

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Energetics of amino acid synthesis in alkaline hydrothermal environments

Kitadai, Norio·2015·Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

DOI 10.1007/s11084-015-9428-3

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Alkaline hydrothermal systems have received considerable attention as candidates for the origin and evolution of life on the primitive Earth. Nevertheless, sufficient information has not yet been obtained for the thermodynamic properties of amino acids, which are necessary components for life, at high temperatures and alkaline pH. These properties were estimated using experimental high-temperature volume and heat capacity data reported in the literature for several amino acids, together with correlation algorithms and the revised Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers (HKF) equations of state. This approach enabled determination of a complete set of the standard molal thermodynamic data and the revised HKF parameters for the 20 protein amino acids in their zwitterionic and ionization states. The obtained dataset was then used to evaluate the energetics of amino acid syntheses from simple inorganic precursors (CO2, H2, NH3 and H2S) in a simulated alkaline hydrothermal system on the Hadean Earth. Results show that mixing between CO2-rich seawater and the H2-rich hydrothermal fluid can produce energetically favorable conditions for amino acid syntheses, particularly in the lower-temperature region of such systems. Together with data related to the pH and temperature dependences of the energetics of amino acid polymerizations presented in earlier reports, these results suggest the following. Hadean alkaline hydrothermal settings, where steep pH and temperature gradients may have existed between cool, slightly acidic Hadean ocean water and hot, alkaline hydrothermal fluids at the vent-ocean interface, may be energetically the most suitable environment for the synthesis and polymerization of amino acids.

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Authors: Kitadai, N.
Affiliations: Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP)
Corresponding author: Kitadai, Norio
ORCID: Kitadai, Norio
Venue: Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2015-03-22
Volume: 45
Issue: 4
Pages: 377-409
ISSN: 0169-6149 (ISSN-L)
1573-0875
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-015-9428-3
OpenAlex: W2041135598
Cited by: 34
References: 103
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2
FWCI: 2.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (26800276, 26106003)
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
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Keywords: amino acid synthesis, alkaline hydrothermal systems, origin of life, zwitterionic amino acids, inorganic precursors, Hadean Earth, amino acid polymerization
MeSH terms: Amino Acids, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Seawater, Thermodynamics, Evolution, Chemical, Polymerization

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