Continuous growth of autocatalytic sets.
We investigated a topology of the reaction network for polymerization of amino acids as the emergence and the continuous growth of autocatalytic sets. Reaction networks including transpeptidation reaction can yield newer and longer peptides with time having higher concentrations. Conditions necessary for the occurrence of transpeptidation can be met in actual amino acid/peptide systems.
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Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chigusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan. shigenobu.mitsuzawa@kek.jp
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002384:Catalysis; D008954:Models, Biological; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D010455:Peptides