A Minimalistic Hydrolase Based on Co-Assembled Cyclic Dipeptides

01 October 2019, Version 1
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Abstract

This paper describes minimalistic cyclic dipeptides acting as esterase-mimicks in a self-assembled hydrogel state. It demonstrates that cyclic dipeptides could have acted as enzyme-precursors on a primordial earth and hence be important for abiogenesis.

Keywords

chemical evolution
Organocatalyst
esterase-like activities
Enzyme Mimics
hydrogels

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