Formaldehyde—A Key Monad of the Biomolecular System

Life

Christian R. Noe²  Jerome Freissmuth¹  Peter Richter¹  Christian Miculka¹  Bodo Lachmann² 

[1] Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, Frankfurt D-60438, Germany; E-Mails:;Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Life Science University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, Vienna 1090, Austria; E-Mail:

关键词: formaldehyde;    D-glucose;    prebiotic;    stereoelectronic effect;    helical chirality;   

DOI  :  10.3390/life3030486

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

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