title: Formaldehyde-a key monad of the biomolecular system.
abstract: Experiments will be presented and reviewed to support the hypothesis that the intrinsic reactivity of formaldehyde may lead to the formation of a rather comprehensive set of defined biomolecules, including D-glucose, thus fostering concepts of evolution considering the existence of a premetabolic system as a primordial step in the generation of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Life Science University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, Vienna 1090, Austria. christian.noe@univie.ac.at.
authors.forename: Christian R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Noe
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt D-60438, Germany. jfre@tetragon-chemie.com.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freissmuth
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt D-60438, Germany. peter.richter@aqura.de.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt D-60438, Germany. christian.miculka@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miculka
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Life Science University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, Vienna 1090, Austria. bodo.lachmann@univie.ac.at.
authors.forename: Bodo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lachmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Life Science University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, Vienna 1090, Austria.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eppacher