The development of Chinese space science and technology plays a great role in promoting the researches in the field of the origin of life.With the multidisciplinary cooperation,there are fruitful achievements in this ...The development of Chinese space science and technology plays a great role in promoting the researches in the field of the origin of life.With the multidisciplinary cooperation,there are fruitful achievements in this research field obtained over the past two years.This report summarizes the major progress of the basic researches about the origin of life in China during 2018–2020.展开更多
Prebiotic peptide synthesis and the origin of the genetic code are central issues concerning the origin of life.The question of how they are possibly correlated on the primordial Earth remains perplexing,although nume...Prebiotic peptide synthesis and the origin of the genetic code are central issues concerning the origin of life.The question of how they are possibly correlated on the primordial Earth remains perplexing,although numerous experiments have been carried out to explain the prebiotic chemistry of peptide synthesis and the genetic code origin.The purpose of this article is to review the chemical reactions occurred during the synthesis of peptides and the origin of the genetic code in the early Earth aqueous environment.Meanwhile,we attempt to review their relationship as well.At last,from our perspective,the chiral properties of biomolecules should be taken into account in the prebiotic chemical scenarios,which may contribute to some breakthroughs in the further research of this field.展开更多
文摘The development of Chinese space science and technology plays a great role in promoting the researches in the field of the origin of life.With the multidisciplinary cooperation,there are fruitful achievements in this research field obtained over the past two years.This report summarizes the major progress of the basic researches about the origin of life in China during 2018–2020.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91856126,42003062,21778042 and 41876072)the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Provinee(Xiamen University).
文摘Prebiotic peptide synthesis and the origin of the genetic code are central issues concerning the origin of life.The question of how they are possibly correlated on the primordial Earth remains perplexing,although numerous experiments have been carried out to explain the prebiotic chemistry of peptide synthesis and the genetic code origin.The purpose of this article is to review the chemical reactions occurred during the synthesis of peptides and the origin of the genetic code in the early Earth aqueous environment.Meanwhile,we attempt to review their relationship as well.At last,from our perspective,the chiral properties of biomolecules should be taken into account in the prebiotic chemical scenarios,which may contribute to some breakthroughs in the further research of this field.
