Wet-Dry Cycling Delays the Gelation of Hyperbranched Polyesters: Implications to the Origin of Life

In extant biology, biopolymers perform multiple crucial functions. The biopolymers are synthesized by enzyme-controlled biosystems that would not have been available at the earliest stages of chemical evolution and consist of correctly sequenced and/or linked monomers. Some of the abiotic &#8220...

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Main Author: Irena Mamajanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/3/56