Cyanobacteria Produce N-(2-Aminoethyl)Glycine, a Backbone for Peptide Nucleic Acids Which May Have Been the First Genetic Molecules for Life on Earth

Sandra Anne Banack; James S. Metcalf; Liying Jiang; Derek Craighead; Leopold L. Ilag; Paul Alan Cox

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049043

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Cyanobacteria Produce N-(2-Aminoethyl)Glycine, a Backbone for Peptide Nucleic Acids Which May Have Been the First Genetic Molecules for Life on Earth

Sandra Anne Banack,

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
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James S. Metcalf,

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
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Liying Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Derek Craighead,

Affiliation Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, Wyoming, United States of America
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Leopold L. Ilag,

Affiliation Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Paul Alan Cox

* E-mail: paul@ethnomedicine.org

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
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Cyanobacteria Produce N-(2-Aminoethyl)Glycine, a Backbone for Peptide Nucleic Acids Which May Have Been the First Genetic Molecules for Life on Earth

Sandra Anne Banack,
James S. Metcalf,
Liying Jiang,
Derek Craighead,
Leopold L. Ilag,
Paul Alan Cox

Published: November 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049043

About the Authors

Sandra Anne Banack

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America

James S. Metcalf

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America

Liying Jiang

Affiliation Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Derek Craighead

Affiliation Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, Wyoming, United States of America

Leopold L. Ilag

Affiliation Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Paul Alan Cox

* E-mail: paul@ethnomedicine.org

Affiliation Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAB JSM PAC. Performed the experiments: SAB JSM LJ LLI. Analyzed the data: SAB JSM LJ LLI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SAB JSM DC PAC. Wrote the paper: SAB JSM LLI PAC.

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