The Possible Role of Minerals as Adsorbing and Catalytic Surfaces in the Pre-Biological Formation of Condensed Polymers

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2014-01-15
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Phelan, Janet
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Chemistry
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Investigations intothe "origin of life question" have indicated a high likelihood for the existence of a multitude of essential bio­ monomers under primitive Earth conditions, as a variety of synthetic pathways and proposed mechanisms for these monomers have been reported. Less clear is the way in which these monomers could have been concen­ trated and condensed against a formidable thermodynamic barrier. This thesis describes an investigation into the possibility that minerals, especially the alumino-silicates, may have served as adsorptive and catalytic sites for these reactions. The author's preliminary experi­ mental work in this field together with the research reported by many others will be examined in this perspective.
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