Prebiotic Environments with Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Thiophilic Metal Ions Increase the Thermal Stability of Cysteine and Non-cysteine Peptides
Daniele Rossetto, Luca Valer, Noël Yeh Martín, Graziano Guella, Yayoi Hongo, Sheref S. Mansy
Abstract
may reflect conditions that were present on the prebiotic Earth.
Topics & Concepts
CysteinePrebioticThermal stabilityChemistryIonMetalMetal ions in aqueous solutionThermalInorganic chemistryPhysicsBiochemistryOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsEnzymeOrigins and Evolution of LifeEnzyme Structure and FunctionProtein Structure and Dynamics