Issue 64, 2014

Transmission of photo-catalytic function in a self-replicating chemical system: in situ amphiphile production over two protocell generations

Abstract

Glass microsphere supported protocells were built to investigate the transmission of catalytic function during replication. The chemical system's replication was driven through in situ amphiphile production that resulted in the formation of free bilayers, the system's second “generation”. It was demonstrated that both generations, once separated, still exhibited the ability to convert amphiphile precursors. This result shows that transmission of function in chemical systems is possible during self-replication.

Graphical abstract: Transmission of photo-catalytic function in a self-replicating chemical system: in situ amphiphile production over two protocell generations

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Feb 2014
Accepted
25 Jun 2014
First published
01 Jul 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 8989-8992

Transmission of photo-catalytic function in a self-replicating chemical system: in situ amphiphile production over two protocell generations

A. N. Albertsen, S. E. Maurer, K. A. Nielsen and P.-A. Monnard, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 8989 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01543F

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