Silica, alumina and clay catalyzed peptide bond formation:: Enhanced efficiency of alumina catalyst

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Bujdák, J
Rode, BM
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[1] Slovak Acad Sci, Inst Inorgan Chem, Bratislava 84236, Slovakia
[2] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Gen Inorgan & Theoret Chem, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES | 1999年 / 29卷 / 05期
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10.1023/A:1006524703513
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Catalytic efficiencies of clay (hectorite), silica and alumina were tested in peptide bond formation reactions of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), proline (Pro), valine (Val) and leucine (Leu). The reactions were performed as drying/wetting (hectorite) and temperature fluctuation (silica and alumina) experiments at 85 degrees C. The reactivity of amino acids decreased in order Gly > Ala > Pro approximate to Val approximate to Leu. The highest catalytic efficiency was observed for alumina, the only catalyst producing oligopeptides in all investigated reaction systems. The peptide bond formation on alumina is probably catalyzed by the same sites and via similar reaction mechanisms as some alumina-catalyzed dehydration reactions used in industrial chemistry.
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