The development of a detailed understanding of the behavior of replicating systems has important perspectives for both biology and chemistry.Keywords:hydrogen bonds;molecular recognition;self-replication;autocatalysis supramolecular chemistry;systems chemistry;template synthesis...
doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00524-8Michael G. HowlettStephen P. FletcherNature Publishing Group UKNature Reviews Chemistry
Prebiotic chemistryOrigins of lifeThe autocatalytic self-reproduction of micelles and vesicles has been studied for several decades. These systems are vital components of certain protocell models and some models for how life may have begun from mixtures of simple chemicals. Here we discuss our ...
Autocatalysis-driven clock reaction II:kinetics of the pentathionateperiodate reaction. L.Xu,A.K.Horvath. The journal of physical chemistry.A . 2014Xu L; Horwith AK.Autocatalysis-driven clock reaction II: kinetics of the pentathionate-periodate reaction.J Phys Chem A.2014.9811-9819...
organic chemistry, reviewdiastereoselective syntheses, enantioselective syntheses (incl. cis/trans‐isomerismcatalysis, phase‐transfer catalysisAsymmetric autocatalysis occurs when a chiral product operates as an asymmetric catalyst for its own production. We have discovered an asymmetric autocatalytic reaction ...