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- Title
Boron in Prebiological Evolution.
- Authors
Franco, Ana; Silva, José Armando L.
- Abstract
Boron(III), as borate (or boric acid), mediates the synthesis of ribose, ribonucleosides, and ribonucleotides. These reactions are carried out under moderate temperatures (typically 70–95 °C) with organic molecules (or their derivatives) detected in interstellar space and inorganic ions found in minerals on Earth (and could occur during early stages of prebiotic evolution). Research in this century suggests that borate was a relevant prebiological reagent, thus reinforcing the RNA world hypothesis as an explanation for the origin of life. Herein, these developments on prebiological chemistry related to boron species are reviewed.
- Subjects
BORON; BORIC acid; ORIGIN of life; RIBOSE; RIBONUCLEOSIDES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2021, Vol 133, Issue 19, p10550
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202010616