| Intractable mixtures and the origin of life. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17443881 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Attempts to model the spontaneous chemistry which presumably preceded the origin of life on Earth commonly result in the production of intractably complex mixtures of organic compounds. It is, therefore, difficult to understand how any kind of evolutionary process might have begun. A number of potential solutions to this well-known and frustrating problem have been offered in the literature over the years. The present contribution briefly reviews and evaluates some of the more promising possibilities. |
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Authors:
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Alan W Schwartz |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Chemistry & biodiversity Volume: 4 ISSN: 1612-1880 ISO Abbreviation: Chem. Biodivers. Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-25 Completed Date: 2007-05-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101197449 Medline TA: Chem Biodivers Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 656-64 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. alan@sci.ru.nl |
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Biogenesis* Chemistry / organization & administration* Hydrogen Cyanide / chemistry Models, Molecular Nucleic Acids / chemistry Peptide Nucleic Acids / chemistry Pyrimidines / chemistry |
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0/Nucleic Acids; 0/Peptide Nucleic Acids; 0/Pyrimidines; 74-90-8/Hydrogen Cyanide |
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