Issue 30, 2016

Cysteine containing dipeptides show a metal specificity that matches the composition of seawater

Abstract

Model prebiotic dipeptide sequences were identified by bioinformatics and DFT and molecular dynamics calculations. The peptides were then synthesized and evaluated for metal affinity and specificity. Cysteine containing dipeptides were not associated with metal affinities that followed the Irving–Williams series but did follow the concentration trends found in seawater.

Graphical abstract: Cysteine containing dipeptides show a metal specificity that matches the composition of seawater

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Janv. 2016
Accepted
03 Maijs 2016
First published
10 Maijs 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 20104-20108

Cysteine containing dipeptides show a metal specificity that matches the composition of seawater

L. Belmonte, D. Rossetto, M. Forlin, S. Scintilla, C. Bonfio and S. S. Mansy, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 20104 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP00608F

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