title: Polymerization of alanine in the presence of a non-swelling montmorillonite.
abstract: Alanine, starting from alanine-adenylate, has been polymerized in the presence of non-swelling Al-montmorillonite. The yield of polymerization is much lower than that obtained in the presence of swelling Na-montmorillonite. The possibility that the changing interlayer spacing in Na-montmorillonite might be responsible for its catalytic properties, is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine; D001546:Bentonite; D002384:Catalysis; D010455:Peptides
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D001546:Bentonite; D000409:Alanine