Mineral surface chemistry control for origin of prebiotic peptides

被引:97
作者
Erastova, Valentina [1 ]
Degiacomi, Matteo T. [1 ]
Fraser, Donald G. [2 ]
Greenwell, H. Chris [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Chem, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Dept Earth Sci, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3AN, England
[3] Univ Durham, Dept Earth Sci, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England
来源
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS | 2017年 / 8卷
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
AMINO-ACIDS; COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; CLAY-MINERALS; ADSORPTION; EARTH; HYDROXIDE; FIELD;
D O I
10.1038/s41467-017-02248-y
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Some seventy years ago, John Desmond Bernal proposed a role for clays in the origin of life. While much research has since been dedicated to the study of silicate clays, layered double hydroxides, believed to be common on the early Earth, have received only limited attention. Here we examine the role that layered hydroxides could have played in prebiotic peptide formation. We demonstrate how these minerals can concentrate, align and act as adsorption templates for amino acids, and during wetting-drying cycles, promote peptide bond formation. This enables us to propose a testable mechanism for the growth of peptides at layered double hydroxide interfaces in an early Earth environment. Our results provide insights into the potential role of mineral surfaces in mimicking aspects of biochemical reaction pathways.
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