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We compared three different kinds of lipid vesicles made of saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and phospholipids for their evolutionary capabilities in a simulated hydrothermal environment.Encapsulation of the glycine monomers enhanced the oligomerization of peptides in all cases. Fatty acid vesicles remained stable at higher temperatures and efficiently utilized heat energy for this synthetic reaction. Phospholipid vesicles were destabilized by higher temperatures, and thus were found to be better suited to enhance synthetic reactions at lower temperatures
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Furuuchi, R., Imai, EI., Honda, H. et al. Evolving lipid vesicles in prebiotic hydrothermal environments. Orig Life Evol Biosph 35, 333–343 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-005-2039-7
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