Prebiotic Chemistry

Prebiotic Chemistry

Cleaves, Henderson; Fahrenbach, Albert

Oxford University Press

02/2024

192

Mole

Inglês

9780192856586

15 a 20 dias

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xix: Preface
1: Introductions to Basic Origins of Life Questions
1.1: What Is Life?
1.2: The RNA World Hypothesis
1.3: Prebiotic Chemistry and Chemical Evolution
1.4: Summary
1.5: Exercises
1.6: Suggested Reading
2: Origin of Earth, Its Atmosphere, and Oceans: The First Molecules
2.1: An Introduction to Geology
2.2: Formation of Earth and its Geological History
2.3: Earth's First Atmospheres: From Strongly to Weakly Reducing Mixtures
2.4: The First Organic Molecules: Exogenous Delivery, Endogenous Production, and Impact Synthesis
2.5: Oceans and Submarine Hydrothermal Vents
2.6: Land and Hydrothermal Fields
2.7: Summary
2.8: Exercises
2.9: Suggested Reading
3: An Overview of Biochemistry
3.1: A Brief History of Life on Earth
3.2: The Essential Features of Prokaryotes
3.3: DNA, RNA, and Proteins
3.4: Summary
3.5: Exercises
3.6: Suggested Reading
4: An Overview of Metabolism and Reaction Networks
4.1: Introduction to Metabolism
4.2: The Chemoton Model and the Organization of Cellular Metabolism
4.3: The Central Metabolic Pathways in Prokaryotes
4.4: Other Important Biosynthetic Pathways
4.5: Summary
4.6: Exercises
4.7: Suggested Reading
5: Sugars, Nucleobases and RNA: Prebiotic Ribonucleotide Synthesis
5.1: Sugar Nomenclature, Structure, and Stereochemistry
5.2: RNA Nomenclature and Structure
5.3: Prebiotic Sugar Synthesis
5.4: Nucleobase Synthesis
5.5: Ribonucleoside/tide Synthesis
5.6: Summary
5.7: Exercises
5.8: Suggested Reading
6: Aqueous Phase Amino Acid Chemistry
6.1: Amino Acid Structure and Nomenclature
6.2: Prebiotic Amino Acid Synthesis
6.3: Miller-Urey-type Experiments
6.4: Amino Acids in Meteorites
6.5: Summary
6.6: Exercises
6.7: Suggested Reading
7: Nonenzymatic Polymerization of Ribonucleic Acids and Peptides
7.1: Nonenzymatic Polymerization Is Thought to be a Prerequisite for Life's Emergence
7.2: Polymerization with Condensing Agents
7.3: Nonenzymatic Template-Directed Synthesis
7.4: Summary
7.5: Exercises
7.6: Suggested Reading
8: Protocells: Compartmentalization, Replication and Integrated Molecular Function
8.1: Protocells and the Importance of Compartments
8.2: Different Types of Protocell Compartments
8.3: The Chemistry of Lipid Membrane Vesicles
8.4: Prebiotic Fatty Acid and Phospholipid Synthesis
8.5: Nonenzymatic Template-Directed RNA Synthesis within Vesicles
8.6: An Introduction to Synthetic Biology
8.7: Summary
8.8: Exercises
8.9: Suggested Reading
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