Prebiotic peptide formations under high pressure and temperature conditions: Importance of dynamics of the early Earth

Abstract

How to polymerize single amino acids into peptides is the most fundamental question for origin of life. In addition, there exist no clear constraints as to which geological conditions are suitable for such peptide formations. We performed several high pressure and temperature experiments. We were successful to polymerize glycine, valine and aspalic acid. The results further suggest that Hadean oceanic crustal conditions were suitable for peptide formations.