Formation of Potentially Prebiotic Amphiphiles by Reaction of beta-Hydroxy-n-alkylamines with Cyclotriphosphate

摘要

Compartmentalization is thought to be crucial to the development of evolvable genetic systems in the origins of life. A wide range of surfactant assemblies can form spontaneously depending on conditions and the type of amphiphile, but only bilayer structures such as vesicles are suitable for genetic compartmentalization.