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The Origin of Life: Could prebiotically plausible Peptides have aided the Emergence of Ribozymes?

Abstract

Prebiotically plausible peptides likely existed during the evolution of catalytic ribozymes. The purpose of my thesis was to test whether prebiotically plausible peptides could benefit a model ribozyme. After testing 10 ribozymes individually in the presence of 10 different peptides, a mild beneficial effect from peptides on ribozyme activity was observed.

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