抄録
Since RNA possesses both genetic information and catalytic abilities, it is a potential biopolymer that is thought to support primordial life before the present DNA-protein system. There were multiple sources that provided the building blocks of RNA and facilitated its synthesis on the prebiotic Earth. However, it remains unclear whether these sources provided a sufficient amount of building blocks. Moreover, several aspects of spontaneous construction of RNA, such as formation of glycosidic bonds and phosphoester bonds between building blocks, are yet to be elucidated. Nevertheless, recent studies have provided a number of insights into the spontaneous formation of RNA on the prebiotic Earth.
本文言語 | English |
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ホスト出版物のタイトル | Astrobiology |
ホスト出版物のサブタイトル | From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence |
出版社 | Springer Singapore |
ページ | 63-74 |
ページ数 | 12 |
ISBN(電子版) | 9789811336393 |
ISBN(印刷版) | 9789811336386 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2019 1月 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 農業および生物科学(全般)
- 物理学および天文学(全般)
- 免疫学および微生物学(全般)
- 地球惑星科学(全般)