Organic biomolecules bind to phosphate through borate linkages in aqueous solution: a possible role of boron as a phosphorylation chaperone in the prebiotic world
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Abstract:
Solutions of salicyclic, ascorbic, and citric acids were reacted with boric acid, followed by NaH
2
PO
4
. The
products, triphosphateborate ester of salicylic acid (
1
), orthosphateborate ester of ascorbic acid (
2
), triphosphateborate
ester of ascorbic acid (
3
), and orthosphateborate ester of citric acid (
4
), were ash precipitated with cold acetone and
characterised by microanalysis, thermal analysis, FT-IR, Raman,
11
B NMR,
31
P MAS NMR, and mass spectroscopic
techniques. Analytical results indicated the presence of {C{O{B{O{P{ linkages with the attached phosphate groups
varying between orthophosphate and triphosphate, depending on the starting material. The biomolecules studied in this
work may serve as models in the B{P-organic system and the results would provide a possible contribution to boron
prebiotic chemistry
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-628 |
Journal | Turkish Journal of Chemistry |
Volume | 38 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2014 |