Concepedia

Prebiotic Polymerization

Prebiotic Polymerization is the chemical process by which monomeric organic molecules spontaneously form covalently bonded polymers under abiotic conditions relevant to the early Earth, serving as a critical pathway for the emergence of biopolymers such as peptides and nucleic acids prior to the origin of life.

144

Publications

10.9K

Citations

459

Authors

192

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

54

Parents

Publications

144

Experimental Models of Primitive Cellular Compartments: Encapsulation, Growth, and Division

Martin M. Hanczyc, Shelly M. Fujikawa, Jack W. Szostak · Science · 2003 · 868 citations · Full text

, , +13

Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces

James P. Ferris, Aubrey R. Hill, Rihe Liu et al. · Nature · 1996 · 864 citations

, , +12

Carbonyl Sulfide-Mediated Prebiotic Formation of Peptides

Luke J. Leman, Leslie E. Orgel, M. Reza Ghadiri · Science · 2004 · 425 citations

, , +17

The case for an ancestral genetic system involving simple analogues of the nucleotides.

Gerald F. Joyce, Alan W. Schwartz, Stanley L. Miller et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 387 citations · Full text

, , +16

Elongation of Oligopeptides in a Simulated Submarine Hydrothermal System

Eiichi Imai, H. Honda, Kuniyuki Hatori et al. · Science · 1999 · 356 citations

, , +11

1–5 of 144

Authors

459

  1. ED
    Ernesto Di Mauro

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    8 publications · 549 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. LE
    Leslie E. Orgel

    Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States

    7 publications · 2K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. MR
    Marta Ruiz‐Bermejo

    Centro de Astrobiología, Spain

    6 publications · 188 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. RS
    Raffaele Saladino

    Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy

    6 publications · 296 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. DW
    David W. Deamer

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    6 publications · 874 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 459

Institutions

192

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    10 h-index

    43 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Salk Institute for Biological Studies

    La Jolla, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    6.1K citations

  3. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    733 citations

  4. Centro de Astrobiología

    Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    623 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    560 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. Scripps Research Institute

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology

    Rome, Italy

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    479 citations

1–8 of 192

Venues

  1. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

    8 publications · 137 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. Science

    7 publications · 2.3K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. Journal of Molecular Evolution

    6 publications · 421 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 955 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 6 publications · 660 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5