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Photoinduced Catalytic Synthesis of Biologically Important Metabolites from Formaldehyde and Ammonia under Plausible "Prebiotic" Conditions Full article

Общее Language: Английский, Genre: Full article,
Status: Published, Source type: Original
Journal Advances in Space Research
ISSN: 0273-1177
Output data Year: 2011, Volume: 48, Number: 3, Pages: 441-449 Pages count : 9 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.03.032
Tags Alumosilicate, Formaldehyde, Monosaccharides, Phosphate catalyst, Prebiotic synthesis, UV-irradiation
Authors Delidovich I.V. 1 , Taran O.P. 1 , Simonov A.N. 1 , Matvienko L.G. 1 , Parmon V.N. 1,2
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Prospekt Lavrentieva, 5, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
2 Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova st., 2, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Funding (3)

1 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 11-03-01022
2 Council for Grants of the President of the Russian Federation НШ-3156.2010.3
3 Президиум РАН

Abstract: The article analyzes new and previously reported data on several catalytic and photochemical processes yielding biologically important molecules. UV-irradiation of formaldehyde aqueous solution yields acetaldehyde, glyoxal, glycolaldehyde and glyceraldehyde, which can serve as precursors of more complex biochemically relevant compounds. Photolysis of aqueous solution of acetaldehyde and ammonium nitrate results in formation of alanine and pyruvic acid. Dehydration of glyceraldehyde catalyzed by zeolite HZSM-5-17 yields pyruvaldehyde. Monosaccharides are formed in the course of the phosphate-catalyzed aldol condensation reactions of glycolaldehyde, glyceraldehyde and formaldehyde. The possibility of the direct synthesis of tetroses, keto- and aldo-pentoses from pure formaldehyde due to the combination of the photochemical production of glycolahyde and phosphate-catalyzed carbohydrate chain growth is demonstrated. Erythrulose and 3-pentulose are the main products of such combined synthesis with selectivity up to 10%. Biologically relevant aldotetroses, aldo- and ketopentoses are more resistant to the photochemical destruction owing to the stabilization in hemiacetal cyclic forms. They are formed as products of isomerization of erythrulose and 3-pentulose. The conjugation of the concerned reactions results in a plausible route to the formation of sugars, amino and organic acids from formaldehyde and ammonia under presumed ‘prebiotic’ conditions.
Cite: Delidovich I.V. , Taran O.P. , Simonov A.N. , Matvienko L.G. , Parmon V.N.
Photoinduced Catalytic Synthesis of Biologically Important Metabolites from Formaldehyde and Ammonia under Plausible "Prebiotic" Conditions
Advances in Space Research. 2011. V.48. N3. P.441-449. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.03.032 publication_identifier_short.wos_identifier_type publication_identifier_short.scopus_identifier_type publication_identifier_short.rinz_identifier_type
Dates:
Submitted: Jan 31, 2011
Accepted: Mar 23, 2011
Published online: Mar 29, 2011
Published print: Aug 1, 2011
Identifiers:
publication_identifier.wos_identifier_type WOS:000293307100003
publication_identifier.scopus_identifier_type 2-s2.0-79959227595
publication_identifier.rinz_identifier_type 17003925
publication_identifier.accession_number_identifier_type 2011:769710
publication_identifier.chemical_accession_number_identifier_type 155:484374
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