Scientists may have overcome the spontaneous combination of molecules, leading to the appearance of life on Earth. How report Scientific warnings, testing can provide important clues related to the source of one of the most important biological relationships – between protein and nucleic acid.
The planet life uses an extremely complex molecular machine, ribosoma, to synthesize protein. Cell cells read chemical information from ribonucleic acid (RNA) and reproduce protein based on it. However, scientists still do not know how exactly the proteins and RNA contacted the Earth's main soup.
Many efforts have been made to regenerate the natural consolidation process of RNA and amino acids, the basic things of protein. This process requires an active catalyst. Previous studies have shown that some high -active compounds are not suitable for this purpose, as they are often destroyed in water – so the amino acids react not from RNA, but together.
The university team of London University decided to check Tioer or Thioester as an intermediary of Muslims. This compound includes carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and sulfur – four of the six factors that are considered criticism of life. Thioesters plays the role of a catalyst in some biological processes, and, perhaps, in the main organic soup is enough of them.
As a result of studies, experts found that TIIMSTER provides external energy needed to allow amino acids to contact RNA.
Our research is combined by two outstanding theories of the origin of life – the world of RNA RNA, where RNA self -produced has become a basic basis, and Tioester's world, in which the university chemists said.
It is worth realizing that a person is still different from the detailed and comprehensive understanding of the origin of life, but the work that allows you to take a new step – to check whether RNA is related to specific amino acids will facilitate the appearance of genetic code.