Prebiotic Environments with Mg2+ and Thiophilic Metal Ions Increase the Thermal Stability of Cysteine and Non-cysteine Peptides
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Wet-dry cycles driven by heating to high temperatures are frequently invoked for the prebiotic synthesis of peptides. Similarly, iron-sulfur clusters are often cited as an example of an ancient catalyst that helped prune early chemical systems into metabolic-l... ...