Illuminating Life’s Origins: UV Photochemistry in Abiotic Synthesis of Biomolecules
| Autor: | Jianfeng Xu, John D. Sutherland, Nicholas J. Green |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Earth Planet Ultraviolet Rays Biomolecule Origin of Life General Chemistry Photochemical Processes 010402 general chemistry Photochemistry 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Catalysis 0104 chemical sciences Colloid and Surface Chemistry chemistry Extant taxon Abiogenesis Nitriles Solar Energy Abiotic synthesis |
| Zdroj: | J Am Chem Soc |
| ISSN: | 1520-5126 0002-7863 |
| Popis: | [Image: see text] Solar radiation is the principal source of energy available to Earth and has unmatched potential for the synthesis of organic material from primordial molecular building blocks. As well as providing the energy for photochemical synthesis of (proto)biomolecules of interest in origins of life-related research, light has also been found to often provide remarkable selectivity in these processes, for molecules that function in extant biology and against those that do not. As such, light is heavily implicated as an environmental input on the nascent Earth that was important for the emergence of complex yet selective chemical systems underpinning life. Reactivity and selectivity in photochemical prebiotic synthesis are discussed, as are their implications for origins of life scenarios and their plausibility, and the future directions of this research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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