Cooperative formation of porous silica and peptides on the prebiotic Earth

Navrotsky, Alexandra; Hervig, Richard; Lyons, James; Seo, Dong-Kyun; Shock, Everett; Voskanyan, Albert

doi:10.1073/pnas.2021117118

Cooperative formation of porous silica and peptides on the prebiotic Earth

Journal Article · Tue Dec 29 04:00:00 EST 2020 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021117118· OSTI ID:1752980

^[1]; ^[2]; Lyons, James ^[2]; Seo, Dong-Kyun ^[3]; Shock, Everett ^[4]; Voskanyan, Albert ^[3]

Center for Materials of the Universe, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,
Center for Materials of the Universe, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
Center for Materials of the Universe, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,
Center for Materials of the Universe, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

Significance

Although catalysis by mineral surfaces has been considered to be important in prebiotic chemistry, the role of porous silica phases, with reactions taking place within specific confined environments, has not been explored. This paper proposes that structure direction through interaction of dissolved silica with organic species in aqueous solution produces porous silica catalysts for prebiotic organic reactions to form larger polymerized molecules, with possible control of chirality. This process may involve feedback and amplification if the organics produced by catalysis can also act as structure-directing agents for enhanced synthesis of the catalytic silica structures. To our knowledge, such structure direction and catalysis, though well known in materials science, have not been considered previously in the context of prebiotic chemistry.

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OSTI ID:: 1752980

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Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 118; ISSN 0027-8424

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