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Towards self-replicating chemical systems based on cytidylic and guanylic acids (Document No: 19990078562)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kanavarioti, Anastassia |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | This project was aimed towards a better understanding of template-directed reactions and, based on this, towards the development of efficient non-enzymatic RNA replicating systems. These systems could serve as models for the prebiotic synthesis of an RNA world. The major objectives of this project are: (a) To elucidate the mechanistic aspects of template-directed (TD) chemistry and (b) to identify active boundary regions, or conditions, environmental and other, that favor "organized chemistry" and stereo-selective polymerization of nucleotides. "Organized chemistry" may lead to enhanced polymerization efficiency which in turn is expected to facilitate the road towards a self-replicating chemical system based on all four nucleic acid bases. |
| File Size | 466191 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990078562 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0ps2qn0w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Pyrimidines Ribonucleic Acids Guanosines Polymerization Nucleotides Cytidylic Acid Nucleic Acids Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
