A self-organizing chemical assembly line

…, S Zarra, RM Turner, JR Nitschke

Index: Salles, Airton G.; Zarra, Salvatore; Turner, Richard M.; Nitschke, Jonathan R. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 135, # 51 p. 19143 - 19146

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Abstract

Chemical syntheses generally involve a series of discrete transformations whereby a simple set of starting materials are progressively rendered more complex. In contrast, living systems accomplish their syntheses within complex chemical mixtures, wherein the self-organization of biomolecules allows them to form “assembly lines” that transform simple starting materials into more complex products. Here we demonstrate the functioning of an abiological ...