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Cysteine Chemistry in Connection with Abiogenesis
Author(s) -
Shalayel Ibrahim,
YoussefSaliba Sparta,
Vazart Fanny,
Ceccarelli Cecilia,
Bridoux Maxime,
Vallée Yannick
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.202000089
Subject(s) - chemistry , connection (principal bundle) , cysteine , organic chemistry , enzyme , structural engineering , engineering
Theoretical and experimental work has been conducted about possible prebiotic syntheses of cysteine. Activated derivatives of this amino acid can oligomerize and polymerize to afford various poly‐thiazolines and cysteine‐rich chains.