title: Mineral induced phosphorylation of glycolate ion--a metaphor in chemical evolution.
abstract: Bilateral surface-active minerals with excess positive charge concentrate glycolate and trimetaphosphate ion from l0(-3) m aqueous solution to half-saturation of the internal surface sites, and induce phosphorylation of glycolate ion in the mineral with trimetaphosphate, sorbed from l0(-2) m solution. By utilizing reactants from dilute solution at near-neutral pH, and eliminating the need for participating organic nitrogen compounds, the reaction comprises several elements considered necessary for geochemical realism in models for molecular evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha 53141, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arrhenius
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D019418:Evolution, Chemical; D006016:Glycolates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008276:Magnesium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010710:Phosphates; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011122:Polyphosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006016:Glycolates; D008903:Minerals; D010710:Phosphates; D011122:Polyphosphates; C031149:glycolic acid; C010467:hydrotalcite; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; C009293:trimetaphosphoric acid; D008276:Magnesium Hydroxide