title: N-phosphorylamino acids and penta-coordinate phosphorous compounds in the chemical process of life.
abstract: N-phosphorylamino acids can react to form esters, peptides, phosphoryl ester-exchanged products and phosphoryl group migration products under mild conditions which are very important in researches on the origin of life. It has been proposed that the penta-coordinate phosphorous compounds might be the common intermediates of these reactions, which are the key factor to determine the activities. In this paper, the mechanisms of series reactions involving N-phosphorylaminoacids and penta-coordinate phosphorous compounds are studied with computational chemistry methods.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science & Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China. lifesci@bjut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ru-Gang
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Li-Jiao
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yu-Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhao