Shao-Hua Huang

Prebiotic peptide formation triggered by urea-rich warm little ponds on early earth.

In the study of the origin of life, the polymerization of amino acids into peptides in water faces significant thermodynamic barriers, often referred to as the "water problem." It has been demonstrated that the reaction between urea and amino acids can efficiently yield carbamoyl amino acids (CAAs); however, whether ur...