EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L23239/02 |
Title: |
STUDIES ON THE ORIGIN OF RNA AND AMINOACYL-RNA |
Principal Investigator: |
Sutherland, Professor J |
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Chemistry |
Organisation: |
Victoria University of Manchester, The |
Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
Starts: |
01 October 1998 |
Ends: |
31 October 1999 |
Value (£): |
64,998
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EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
Biological & Medicinal Chem. |
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No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
It is proposed to investigate a potential aldol reaction-based prebiogenesis of RNA and aminoacyl-RNA. The work entails the preparation of a number of achiral biscarbonyl monomers and investigating their solution-phase structure and reactivity at various pH values. A series of dehydrooxazine-2-ones is an additional synthetic target; these compounds have the constitutional potential to be performed by the ring-opening of oxirane carbonitrile and derivatives by amino acids and to participate in the proposed aldolisation giving RNA terminated at its 3'-terminus by an aminocyl group.
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