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Self-Production of Supramolecular Structures

From Synthetic Structures to Models of Minimal Living Systems

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Gail R. Fleischaker

    1. Center for the Philosophy & History of Science, Boston University, Boston, USA

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  2. Stefano Colonna

    1. Departimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy

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  3. Pier Luigi Luisi

    1. Institut für Polymere, ETH-Zürich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 446)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. The Cell View and Cell Models

    1. The Chemical Implementation of Autopoiesis

      • P. L. Luisi
      Pages 179-197

    2. Molecular Recognition in Micelles

      • J. S. Nowick, Jenny S. Chen, Thomas Cao, Glenn Noronha
      Pages 199-207

    3. Self-Reproducing Vesicles

      • P. Walde
      Pages 209-216

    4. Sources and Syntheses of Prebiotic Amphiphiles

      • D. W. Deamer
      Pages 217-229

    5. Ancient Paralogous Duplications and the Search for Archean Cells

      • V. García-Meza, A. González-Rodríguez, A. Lazcano
      Pages 231-246

  2. Posters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Self-Replication of Oligonucleotides in Reverse Micelles

      • C. Böhler, W. Bannwarth, P. L. Luisi
      Pages 249-253

    3. Liposomes from Lipidonucleotides and from Lipidopeptides

      • S. Bonaccio, C. Cescato, P. Walde, P. L. Luisi
      Pages 255-259

    4. Dendritic Luminescent and Redox-active Supermolecules made of Transition Metal Complexes

      • S. Campagna, G. Denti, S. Serroni, A. Juris, M. Venturi, V. Balzani
      Pages 261-265

    5. Layer-by-Layer Adsorption: The Solid/Liquid-Interface as a Template for the Controlled Growth of Well-Defined Nanostructures of Polyelectrolytes, Proteins, DNA and Polynucleotides

      • G. Decher, J.-D. Hong, K. Lowack, Y. Lvov, J. Schmitt
      Pages 267-272

    6. Molecular Recognition of Amino Acids by RNA

      • Petra Burgstaller, Dirk Faulhammer, Michael Famulok
      Pages 273-277

    7. Towards Nature’s Structural Guidelines: Conclusions on the Unsolved Structures of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases

      • D. L. Gerloff
      Pages 279-283

    8. A self-catalyzed (autopoietic) synthesis of an anionic surfactant; experimental evidence and theoretical modeling

      • M. Fresta, M. Maestro, F. Mavelli
      Pages 285-290

    9. Competition, Reciprocity and Mutation at the Molecular Level: Irradiation of a Synthetic Replicator Generates a Superior Species

      • Vincent Rotello, Qing Feng, Jong-In Hong, Julius Rebek Jr.
      Pages 291-293

    10. Giant Vesicles

      • R. Wick, P. Walde, P. L. Luisi
      Pages 295-299

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 301-317
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About this book

How did life begin on the Earth? The units of life are cells, which can be defined as bounded systems of molecules that capture energy and nutrients from the environment -- systems that expand, reproduce, and evolve over time, often into more complex systems. This book is the proceedings of a unique meeting, sponsored by NATO and held in Maratea, Italy, that brought together for the first time an international group of investigators who share an interest in how molecules self-assemble into supramolecular structures, and how those structures may have contributed to the origin of life.
The book is written at a moderately technical level, appropriate for use by researchers and by students in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in biochemistry and molecular biology. The overall interest of its subject matter provides an excellent introduction for students who wish to understand how the foundational knowledge of chemistry and physics can be applied to one of the most fundamental questions now facing the scientific community.
The editors are pioneers in defining what we mean by the living state, particularly the manner in which simple molecular systems can assume complex associations and functions, including the ability to reproduce. Each chapter of the book presents an up-to-date report of highly significant research. Two of the authors received medals from the National Academy of Science USA in 1994, and other research reported in the book has been featured in internationally recognized journals such Scientific American, Time, and Discover.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Philosophy & History of Science, Boston University, Boston, USA

    Gail R. Fleischaker

  • Departimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Stefano Colonna

  • Institut für Polymere, ETH-Zürich, Switzerland

    Pier Luigi Luisi

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