Cyanobacteria Produce N-(2-Aminoethyl)Glycine, a Backbone for Peptide Nucleic Acids Which May Have Been the First Genetic Molecules for Life on Earth

Prior to the evolution of DNA-based organisms on earth over 3.5 billion years ago it is hypothesized that RNA was the primary genetic molecule. Before RNA-based organisms arose, peptide nucleic acids may have been used to transmit genetic information by the earliest forms of life on earth. We discov...

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Autores principales: Banack, Sandra Anne, Metcalf, James S., Jiang, Liying, Craighead, Derek, Ilag, Leopold L., Cox, Paul Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23145061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049043

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23145061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049043

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