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凝縮剤なしでアミド結合の形成と生命の起源への影響

M Keller, E Blöchl, G Wächtershäuser

    Nature
    |April 28, 1994
    PubMed
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    ピライトの形成は,酵素や凝縮剤なしで,水中のアミド結合の形成を促します. この発見は,生命の起源に関するケモオートロフィック理論を支持し,生命の初期に重要なエネルギー源を示唆している.

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