Non-associative phase separation in an evaporating droplet as a model for prebiotic compartmentalization

Autor: Wei Guo, Andrew B. Kinghorn, Yage Zhang, Qingchuan Li, Aditi Dey Poonam, Julian A. Tanner, Ho Cheung Shum
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23410-7
Popis: Prebiotic compartmentalization could prove essential for the evolution of life. Guo et al. show that liquid-liquid separation in an aqueous two-phase system driven by evaporation may already suffice to facilitate chemical processes required for the RNA world hypothesis.
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