Hydrothermal Scenario for Amino Acids and Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids Formation.

Sofia Slavova, Nina Stoyanova, Sonya Harizanova, Ivayla Dincheva, Mila Rusanova, Sofiya Ivanovska, Venelin Enchev
Author Information
  1. Sofia Slavova: Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. sslavova@svr.igic.bas.bg.
  2. Nina Stoyanova: . n.stoyanova@svr.igic.bas.bg.
  3. Sonya Harizanova: . sonya@svr.igic.bas.bg.
  4. Ivayla Dincheva: . ivadincheva@yahoo.com.
  5. Mila Rusanova: . milagradeva@abv.bg.
  6. Sofiya Ivanovska: . sofia@parallel.bas.bg.
  7. Venelin Enchev: . venelin@svr.igic.bas.bg.

Abstract

The chemical evolution of amino acids, especially sulfur-containing ones, requires appropriate conditions and natural sources to provide starting prebiotic compounds. In the present study hydrothermal vents, volcanoes and oceans were chosen as a plausible environment, where prebiotic reactions take place. The suggested reaction network starts only with three compounds - water, hydrogen cyanide/formamide and hydrogen sulfide. The present study suggests one-pot hydrothermal experiment in laboratory conditions to demonstrate some vital prebiotic precursors formation. The reaction pathways from starting molecules to amino acids were modelled at SCS-MP2/cc-pVDZ/SMD level of the theory. The calculated energetic characteristics facilitate the determination of the plausible reaction pathways for amino acids - glycine, serine and alanine, along with sulfur-containing ones - cysteine and homocysteine under hydrothermal scenario.

MeSH Term

Amino Acids
Hydrothermal Vents
Evolution, Chemical
Sulfur
Hydrogen Sulfide
Water
Hydrogen Cyanide

Chemicals

Amino Acids
Sulfur
Hydrogen Sulfide
Water
Hydrogen Cyanide

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