Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world
The purpose of this paper is to review two mathematical models: one for the formation of homochiral polymers from an originally chirally symmetric system; and the other, to show how, in an RNA-world scenario, RNA can simultaneously act both as information storage and a catalyst for its own productio...
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| author | Wattis, Jonathan A.D. Coveney, Peter V. |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to review two mathematical models: one for the formation of homochiral polymers from an originally chirally symmetric system; and the other, to show how, in an RNA-world scenario, RNA can simultaneously act both as information storage and a catalyst for its own production. We note the similarities and differences in chemical mechanisms present in the systems. We review these two systems, analysing steady-states, interesting kinetics and the stability of symmetric solutions. In both systems we show that there are ranges of parameter values where
some chains increase their own concentrations faster than others. |
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| spelling | nottingham-9282020-05-04T20:31:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/928/ Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world Wattis, Jonathan A.D. Coveney, Peter V. The purpose of this paper is to review two mathematical models: one for the formation of homochiral polymers from an originally chirally symmetric system; and the other, to show how, in an RNA-world scenario, RNA can simultaneously act both as information storage and a catalyst for its own production. We note the similarities and differences in chemical mechanisms present in the systems. We review these two systems, analysing steady-states, interesting kinetics and the stability of symmetric solutions. In both systems we show that there are ranges of parameter values where some chains increase their own concentrations faster than others. Cambridge University Press 2005 Article PeerReviewed Wattis, Jonathan A.D. and Coveney, Peter V. (2005) Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world. International Journal of Astrobiology, 4 . pp. 63-73. ISSN 1473-5504 homochiral polymers origins of life chiral polymerisation RNA world mathematical modelling |
| spellingShingle | homochiral polymers origins of life chiral polymerisation RNA world mathematical modelling Wattis, Jonathan A.D. Coveney, Peter V. Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title | Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title_full | Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title_fullStr | Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title_short | Chiral polymerisation and the RNA world |
| title_sort | chiral polymerisation and the rna world |
| topic | homochiral polymers origins of life chiral polymerisation RNA world mathematical modelling |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/928/ |