Influence of Silicate Rock Glass Compositions on the Efficacy of Prebiotic RNA Polymerization Reactions: The Case of 3',5' Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate

0577299 - BFÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Šponer, Judit E. - Kloužek, Jaroslav - Výravský, J. - Wunnava, S. - Scheu, B. - Braun, N. - Mojzsis, Stephen J. - Palacký, Jan - Vorlíčková, Michaela - Šponer, Jiří - Matyášek, Roman - Kovařík, Aleš
Influence of Silicate Rock Glass Compositions on the Efficacy of Prebiotic RNA Polymerization Reactions: The Case of 3',5' Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate.
CHEMSYSTEMSCHEM. Roč. 5, č. 5 (2023). E-ISSN 2570-4206
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA22-25057S
Institutional support: RVO:68081707 ; RVO:67985891
Keywords : oligomerization * prebiotic chemistry * oligonucleotides * rock glasses * basicity
OECD category: Analytical chemistry; Analytical chemistry (USMH-B)
Impact factor: 3.5, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202300016

Silicate glasses are ubiquitous on terrestrial planets wherever molten rock generated by volcanism or impacts is quenched by air or water. Hence, they provided ready and abundant reactive solid surfaces for prebiotic chemistry on the early Earth. Here, we show that rock glass composition determines basicity, which in turn modulates the outcome of prebiotic synthetic processes such as the polymerization of 3', 5' cyclic guanosine monophosphate.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0346507