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Serine Octamer Reactions: Indicators of Prebiotic Relevance
Author(s) -
Takats Zoltan,
Nanita Sergio C.,
Cooks R. Graham
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200351210
Subject(s) - serine , prebiotic , abiogenesis , histone octamer , chemistry , homochirality , biochemistry , enantiomer , stereochemistry , biology , astrobiology , enzyme , nucleosome , gene , histone
The earliest molecule of life? Chirally selective reactions relevant to the origin of homochiral life are undergone by serine. Chiral exchange between serine, glyceraldehyde, and glucose occurs, favoring the enantiomers ( L ‐serine, D ‐sugars) present in modern living systems (see picture).
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