Publications

2021

Esch, B. v. d., L.D.M. Peters, L. Sauerland, C. Ochsenfeld (2021). "Quantitative Comparison of Experimental and Computed IR-Spectra Extracted from Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics." J. Chem. Theory Comput. doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.0c01279

Gartner, F. M., I. R. Graf, and E. Frey (2021). "The Time Complexity of Self-Assembly." bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2021.04.01.437956

Geisberger, T., J. Sobotta, W. Eisenreich, and C. Huber (2021). "Formation of Thiophene under Simulated Volcanic Hydrothermal Conditions on Earth - Implications for Early Life on Extraterrestrial Planets? ." Life. doi:10.3390/life11020149

Kudella, P., A.V. Tkachenko, A. Salditt, S. Maslov, and D. Braun (2021). "Structured sequences emerge from random pool when replicated by templated ligation." PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.2018830118

Kühnlein, A., S.A. Lanzmich, and D. Braun (2021). "tRNA sequences can assemble into areplicator." eLife. doi:10.7554/eLife.63431

 Späth, F., C. Donau, A.M. Bergmann, M. Kränzlein, C.V. Synatschke, B. Rieger and J. Boekhoven (2021). "Molecular Design of Chemically Fueled Peptide–Polyelectrolyte Coacervate-Based Assemblies." JACS. doi:10.1021/jacs.1c01148

 Stein, J.A.C., A. Ianeselli, and D. Braun (2021). "Kinetic Microscale Thermophoresis for Simultaneous Measurement of Binding Affinity and Kinetics." Angew. Chem.Int.Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.202101261

Vogele, K., E. Falgenhauer, S. von Schönberg, F.C. Simmel and T. Pirzer (2021). "Small Antisense DNA-Based Gene Silencing Enables Cell-Free Bacteriophage Manipulation and Genome Replication." ACS Synth. Biol. doi:10.1021/acssynbio.0c00402

2020

Closs, A.C., E. Fuks, M. Bechtel and O. Trapp (2020). "Prebiotically plausible organocatalysts enabling a selective photoredox α‐alkylation of aldehydes on the Early Earth." Chem. Eur. J. doi:10.1002/chem.202001514

Cuellar, N.S.R., C. Scherer, B. Kaçkar, W. Eisenreich, C. Huber, K. Wiesner-Fleischer, M. Fleischer and O. Hinrichsen (2020). "Two-step electrochemical reduction of CO2 towards multi-carbon products at high current densities." Journal of CO2 Utilization. doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2019.10.016">

Dai, K.,  J. R. Fores, C. Wanzke, B. Winkeljann, A. M. Bergmann, O. Lieleg, and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Regulating chemically fueled peptide assemblies by molecular design." J.Am.Chem.Soc. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c04203

Damakoudi, V.,  T. Feldner, E. Dilji, A. Belkin and C. Richert (2020). "Hybridization Networks of mRNA and Branched RNA Hybrids." ChemBioChem. doi:10.1002/cbic.202000678

Donau, C.,  F. Späth, M. Sosson, B.A.K. Kriebisch, F. Schnitter, M. Tena-Solsona, H.-S. Kang, E. Salibi, M. Sattler, H. Mutschler and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Active Coacervate Droplets as a Model for Membraneless Organelles and Protocells." Nat Commun. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18815-9

Frank, T.,  K. Vogele, A. Dupin, F.C. Simmel and T. Pirzer (2020). "Growth of giant peptide vesicles driven by compartmentalized transcription‐translation activity." Chem. Eur. J. doi:10.1002/chem.202003366

Haas, M.,  S. Lamour, S.B. Christ and O. Trapp (2020). "Mineral-mediated carbohydrate synthesis by mechanical forces in a primordial geochemical setting." Communications Chemistry doi:10.1038/s42004-020-00387-w

Jash, B and C. Richert (2020). "Templates direct the sequence-specific anchoring of the C-terminus of peptido RNAs." Chemical Science. doi:10.1039/C9SC05958J

Jovanovic, D.,  P. Tremmel, P. S. Pallan, M. Egli and C. Richert (2020). "The Enzyme-Free Release of Nucleotides from Phosphoramidates Depends Strongly on the Amino Acid." Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. doi:10.1002/anie.202008665

Kriebisch, Brigitte A. K. , A. Jussupow, A. M. Bergmann, F. Kohler, H. Dietz, V. R. I. Kaila, and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Reciprocal Coupling in Chemically Fueled Assembly: A Reaction Cycle Regulates Self-Assembly and Vice Versa." J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c10486

Kruse, F.,  J. Teichert and O. Trapp (2020). "Prebiotic Nucleoside Synthesis - The Selectivity of Simplicity." Chem. Eur. J. doi:10.1002/chem.202001513

Preiner M., S. Asche, S. Becker, H.C. Betts, A. Boniface, E. Camprubi, K. Chandru, V. Erastova, S.G. Garg, N. Khawaja, G. Kostyrka, R. Machné, G. Moggioli, K.B. Muchowska, S. Neukirchen, B. Peter, E. Pichlhöfer, Á. Radványi , D. Rossetto, A. Salditt, N.M. Schmelling, F.L. Sousa, F.D.K Tria, D. Vörös, J.C. Xavier (2020). "The Future of Origin of Life Research: Bridging Decades-Old Divisions." Life. doi:10.3390/life10030020

Räuchle, M., G. Leveau and C. Richert (2020). "Synthesis of Peptido RNAs from Unprotected Peptides and Oligoribonucleotides via Coupling in Aqueous Solution." Eur. J. Org. Chem. doi:10.1002/ejoc.202000929

Salditt, A., L.M. R. Keil, D. P. Horning, C. B. Mast, G. F. Joyce, and D. Braun (2020). "Thermal Habitat for RNA Amplification and Accumulation." Phys. Rev. Lett. doi:10.1103/PhysTevLett.125.048104

Sauer, F., C. Sydow and O. Trapp (2020). "A robust sheath-flow CE-MS interface for hyphenation with orbitrap MS." Electrophoresis. doi:10.1002/elps.202000044

Schuller, J.M., P. Saura, J. Thiemann, S.K. Schuller, A.P. Gamiz-Hernandez, G. Kurisu, M.M. Nowaczyk and V.R.I. Kaila (2020). "Redox-coupled proton pumping drives carbonconcentration in the photosynthetic complex I." Nat Commun. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14347-4

Sobotta, J., T. Geisberger, C. Moosmann, C.M. Scheidler, W. Eisenreich, G. Wächtershäuser and C. Huber (2020). "A Possible Primordial Acetyleno/Carboxydotrophic Core Metabolism." Life. doi:10.3390/life10040035

Song, E.Y., E.I. Jiménez, H. Lin, K. Le Vay, R. Krishnamurthy and H. Mutschler (2020). "Prebiotically plausible RNA activation compatible with ribozyme‐catalyzed ligation." Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. doi:10.1002/anie.202010918

Spona-Friedl, M., A. Braun, C. Huber, W. Eisenreich, C. Griebler, A. Kappler and M. Elsner (2020). "Substrate-dependent CO2-fixation in heterotrophic bacteria revealed by stable isotope labelling." FEMS Microbiology Ecology. doi:10.1093/femsec/fiaa080

Tena-Solsona, M., J. Janssen, C. Wanzke, F. Schnitter, H. Park, B. Rieß, J. M. Gibbs, C. A. Weber and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Accelerated Ripening in Chemically Fueled Emulsions." ChemSystemsChem. doi:10.1002/syst.202000034

Trapp, O. (2020). "Efficient Amplification in Soai's Asymmetric Autocatalysis by a Transient Stereodynamic Catalyst." Front. Chem. doi:10.3389/fchem.2020.615800

Wanzke, C., A. Jussupow, F. Kohler, H. Dietz, V.R.I. Kaila and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Dynamic vesicles formed by dissipative self-assembly." ChemSystemsChem. doi:10.1002/syst.201900044

Wanzke, C., M. Tena-Solsona, B. Rieß, L. Tebcharania and J. Boekhoven (2020). "Active droplets in a hydrogel release drugs with a constant and tunable rate." Mater.Horiz. doi:10.1039/C9MH01822K

Winkler, M., B.M. Giuliano, and P. Caselli (2020). "UV Resistance of Nucleosides—An Experimental Approach." ACS Earth Space Chem. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00228

2019

Edeleva, E., A. Salditt, J. D. Stamp, P. Schwintek, J. Boekhoven and D. Braun (2019). "Continuous nonenzymatic cross-replication of DNA strands with in situ activated DNA oligonucleotides." Chemical Science. doi:10.1039/C9SC00770A

Geisberger, T., P. Diederich, T. Steiner, W. Eisenreich, P. Schmitt-Kopplin and C. Huber (2019). "Evolutionary Steps in the Analytics of Primordial Metabolic Evolution." Life (Basel) 9(2). doi:10.3390/life9020050

Grötsch, R. K., C. Wanzke, M. Speckbacher, A. Angı, B. Rieger and J. Boekhoven (2019). "Pathway Dependence in the Fuel-Driven Dissipative Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles." J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b02004

Kudella, P. W., K. Preißinger, M. Morasch, C. F. Dirscherl, D. Braun, A. Wixforth and C. Westerhausen (2019). "Fission of Lipid-Vesicles by Membrane Phase Transitions in Thermal Convection." Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55110-0

Lamour, S., S. Pallmann, M. Haas and O. Trapp (2019). "Prebiotic Sugar Formation Under Nonaqueous Conditions and Mechanochemical Acceleration." Life (Basel) 9(2). doi:10.3390/life9020052

Le Vay, K., E. Salibi, E.Y. Song and H. Mutschler (2019). "Nucleic Acid Catalysis Under Potential Prebiotic Conditions." Chem. Asian J.. doi:10.1002/asia.201901205

Morasch, M., J. Liu, C. F. Dirscherl, A. Ianeselli, A. Kuhnlein, K. Le Vay, P. Schwintek, S. Islam, M. K. Corpinot, B. Scheu, D. B. Dingwell, P. Schwille, H. Mutschler, M. W. Powner, C. B. Mast and D. Braun (2019). "Heated gas bubbles enrich, crystallize, dry, phosphorylate and encapsulate prebiotic molecules." Nat Chem. doi:10.1038/s41557-019-0299-5

Sosson, M., D. Pfeffer and C. Richert (2019). "Enzyme-free ligation of dimers and trimers to RNA primers." Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkz160

Stern, S., C. Cimarelli, D. Gaudin, B.Scheu and D.B. Dingwell (2019). "Electrification of experimental volcanic jets with varying water content and temperature." Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2019GL084678

Teichert, J., F. Kruse and O. Trapp (2019). "Direct Prebiotic Pathway to DNA Nucleosides." Angewandte Chemie International Edition. doi:10.1002/anie.201903400

Tena-Solsona, M. and J. Boekhoven (2019). "Dissipative Self-Assembly of Peptides." Israel Journal of Chemistry. doi:10.1002/ijch.201900018 

Toyabe, S. and D. Braun (2019). "Cooperative Ligation Breaks Sequence Symmetry and Stabilizes Early Molecular Replication." Physical Review X 9(1): 011056. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.9.011056

Vogele, K., T. Pirzer and F.C. Simmel (2019). "Genetically Encoded Membranes for Bottom‐Up Biology." ChemSystemsChem. doi:10.1002/syst.20100016

2018

Möller, F. M., M. Kieß, C. Mast and D. Braun (2018). "Optochemical disequilibrium to measure biomolecule charge." Physical Review E 98(6): 062601. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.98.062601