Selective emergence and survival of early polypeptides in water (original) (raw)

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The emergence of oligopeptides, which are crucial for the development of primitive cells, necessitates selective pathways rather than random prebiotic chemistry to achieve their formation. This study provides experimental evidence for the selective condensation of amino acids in water through N-carboxyanhydrides, demonstrating that such processes can lead to the enrichment of proteinaceous amino acids and the formation of stable homochiral sequences, thereby contributing to our understanding of the origins of life.

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