| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Borate and the Origin of RNA: A Model for the Precursors to Life |
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| Journal | Elements |
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| Authors | Furukawa, Yoshihiro | Author |
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| Kakegawa, Takeshi | Author |
| Year | 2017 (August 1) | Volume | 13 |
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| Page(s) | 261-265 | Issue | 4 |
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| Publisher | Mineralogical Society of America |
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| DOI | doi:10.2138/gselements.13.4.261Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 409212 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:409212:8 |
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| GUID | 6d522ad8-a5a2-4c14-a42a-ae829b5d1ff1 |
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| Full Reference | Furukawa, Yoshihiro, Kakegawa, Takeshi (2017) Borate and the Origin of RNA: A Model for the Precursors to Life. Elements, 13 (4) 261-265 doi:10.2138/gselements.13.4.261 |
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| Plain Text | Furukawa, Yoshihiro, Kakegawa, Takeshi (2017) Borate and the Origin of RNA: A Model for the Precursors to Life. Elements, 13 (4) 261-265 doi:10.2138/gselements.13.4.261 |
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| In | (2017, August) Elements Vol. 13 (4) Mineralogical Society of America |
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| Abstract/Notes | According to the RNA World hypothesis, ribonucleic acid (RNA) played a critical role in the origin of life. However, ribose, an essential component of RNA, is easily degraded: finding a way to stabilize it is critical to the viability of the hypothesis. Borate has been experimentally shown to have a strong affinity for ribose, and, thus, could have protected ribose from degradation in the formose reaction, a potential process for prebiotic ribose formation. Accumulation of borate on Hadean Earth (prior to ~4,000 Ma) might have been a key step in the chemical evolution of the biotic sugar. Proto-arcs are suggested as a geological setting sufficiently rich in borate to stabilize ribose during the Hadean. |
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