Abstract
Biochemistry exhibits an intense dependence on metals. Here we show that during dry-down reactions, zinc and a few other transition metals increase the yield of long histidine-containing depsipeptides, which contain both ester and amide linkages. Our results suggest that interactions of proto-peptides with metal ions influenced early chemical evolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3534-3538 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 18 Jan 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering