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Manganese(II) promotes prebiotically plausible non-enzymatic RNA ligation reactions.

Authors :
Liu Z
Jiang CZ
Bond AD
Tosca NJ
Sutherland JD
Source :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2024 Jun 20; Vol. 60 (51), pp. 6528-6531. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 20.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Using different prebiotically plausible activating reagents, the RNA ligation yield was significantly increased in the presence of Mn(II). The mechanism of the activation reaction has been investigated using 5'-AMP as an analogue.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1364-548X
Volume :
60
Issue :
51
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38836405
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc01086h