Title of article :
Biased polymers in the origin of life
Author/Authors :
F. G. Mosqueira، نويسنده , , S. Ramos-Bernal، نويسنده , , A. Negron-Mendoza، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Abstract :
We delve into the study of a Markov chain formalism applied to the thermal prebiotic oligomerization of amino acids. We find for the case of only two types of electromagnetic interactions, that the steady state attainment by the Markov chain is a built in mechanism limiting the expected variability in sequences in a population of polymers. Such result may be of importance as it makes more accessible the replication of a minimal chemical machinery compatible with life.
Keywords :
Thermal oligomerization , Steady state of a Markov chain , amino acids , Biased polymers , Markov chain , Prebioticchemistry
Journal title :
BioSystems
Journal title :
BioSystems