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Formation of vesicular structures from fatty acids formed under simulated volcanic hydrothermal conditions.
Sci. Rep. 13, 8:15227 (2023)
Microscopic compartmentalization is beneficial in synthetic chemistry and indispensable for the evolution of life to separate a reactive “inside” from a hydrolyzing “outside”. Here, we show compartmentalization in aqueous solution containing mixtures of fatty acids up to 19 carbon atoms which were synthesized by one-pot reactions of acetylene and carbon monoxide in contact with nickel sulfide at 105 °C, reaction requirements which are compatible to Hadean Early Earth conditions. Based on confocal, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements, vesicle-like structures with diameters of 10–150 nm are formed after solvent extraction and resolubilisation. Moreover fluorescent dye was encapsulated into the structures proving their vesicular properties. This self-assembly could also have occurred on Early Earth as a crucial step in establishing simple membranes of proto-cells as a prerequisite in the evolution of metabolism and life.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Monocarboxylic Acids; Vesicles; Micelles; Encapsulation; Acetylene; Stability
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2045-2322
e-ISSN
2045-2322
Zeitschrift
Scientific Reports
Quellenangaben
Band: 13,
Heft: 1,
Seiten: 8,
Artikelnummer: 15227
Verlag
Nature Publishing Group
Verlagsort
London
Nichtpatentliteratur
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Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Förderungen
German Research Foundation