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Production of Potentially Prebiotic Condensed Phosphates by Phosphorus Redox Chemistry
Author(s) -
Pasek Matthew A.,
Kee Terence P.,
Bryant David E.,
Pavlov Alexander A.,
Lunine Jonathan I.
Publication year - 2008
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.200802145
Subject(s) - phosphinate , pyrophosphate , prebiotic , chemistry , phosphonate , abiogenesis , phosphate , phosphorus , astrobiology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , enzyme , fire retardant
Bringing phosphorus to life : The prebiotic origin of key biomolecules such as RNA and ATP is contingent on a source of condensed phosphates, such as pyrophosphate and triphosphate. Condensed phosphates can be produced at high yields from the oxidation of H‐phosphonate or H‐phosphinate. Reactive phosphates were likely abundant on the early earth's surface, setting the stage for prebiotic chemistry that led to the evolution of life.