Amino Acids as Molecular Linchpins in the Fundamental Prebiotic Processes of RNA Copying and Vesicle Formation - Astrobiology

Amino Acids as Molecular Linchpins in the Fundamental Prebiotic Processes of RNA Copying and Vesicle Formation - Astrobiology

In addition to being delivered via exogenous means (e.g., chondritic meteorites and comets), amino acids are hypothesized to have been present on early Earth via Urey–Miller-type abiotic processes. They conceivably coexisted in the primordial soup with nucleotides/RNA, amphiphiles and other co-solutes, highlighting the importance of characterizing how they would have influenced relevant prebiotic processes. In […] The post Amino Acids as Molecul…