Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jun 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987orli...17..121c&link_type=abstract
Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp.121-134
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The adsorption of 5'-AMP and 5'-CMP was studied in saturated solutions of several soluble mineral salts (NaCl, Na2SO4, MgCl2·6H2O, MgSO4·7H2O, CaCl2·2H2O, CaSO4·2H2O, SrCl2·6H2O, SrSO4, and ZnSO4·7H2O) as a function of pH, ionic strength, and surface area of the solid salt. The adsorption shows a pH dependence; this can be correlated with the charge on the nucleotide molecule which is determined by the state of protonation of the N-1 nitrogen of 5'-AMP or N-3 nitrogen of 5'-CMP and the phosphate oxygens. The adsorption which results from the binding between the nucleotide molecule and the salt surface is proposed as being due to electrostatic forces. It was concluded that the adsorption was reversible in nature. The adsorption shows a strong dependence upon ionic strength and decreases with increasing ionic strength. Surface area is shown to be an important factor in evaluating and comparing the magnitude of adsorption of nucleotides onto various mineral salts. The implications of the results of the study are discussed in terms of the importance of soluble mineral salts as adsorption sites in the characterization of the adsorption reactions of an adsorbed template in biogeochemical cycles.
Chan Stephen
Lahav Noam
Orenberg James
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