Inteins are invasive intervening sequences that perform an autocatalytic splicing from their host proteins.
José Alex Lourenço Fernandes, Tâmara Heloísa Rocha Prandini, Maria da Conceição AlexandreCastro, Thales Domingos Arantes, Juliana Giacobino, Eduardo Bagagli, Raquel CordeiroTheodoro 2016, 'Evolution and Application of Inteins in Candida species: a Review', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01585/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Catalysis provides orderly prebiotic synthesis and eventually its evolution into autocatalytic (self-reproduction) systems.
Nenad Raos, Vladimir Bermanec 2017, 'Catalysis in the Primordial World', Kemija u Industrijihttp://silverstripe.fkit.hr/kui/assets/Uploads/6-641-654.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Simple autocatalytic cycle intermediates are considered as non-informational replicators.
Szathmáry Eörs, Zachar István 2010, 'A New Replicator: A theoretical framework for analysing replication', BMC Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/21. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Simple autocatalytic molecules (and nests) are excluded from this group.
Szathmáry Eörs, Zachar István 2010, 'A New Replicator: A theoretical framework for analysing replication', BMC Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/21. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rather, dimer formation only occurs after an induction period by an autocatalytic oxidative coupling.
Wenzhao Bi, Geeng-Fu Jang, Lei Zhang, John W. Crabb, James Laird, Mikhail Linetsky,Robert G. Salomon 2019, 'The Adductomics of Isolevuglandins: Oxidation of IsoLG Pyrrole Intermediates GeneratesPyrrole–Pyrrole Crosslinks and Lactams', High-Throughputhttps://www.mdpi.com/2571-5135/8/2/12. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In particular, we trigger reaction-diffusion autocatalytic fronts in microfluidic channels.
Ievgen Kurylo, Guillaume Gines, Yannick Rondelez, Yannick Coffinier, Alexis Vlandas 2018, 'Spatiotemporal control of DNA-based chemical reaction network via electrochemicalactivation in microfluidics', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-018-24659-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This autocatalytic reaction can render the bimolecular transformation of n-butenes very selective to isobutene.
Benazzi E., Travers C., Gnep N. S., Andy P., Guisnet M. 2006, 'Selective Skeletal Butene Isomerization Through a Bimolecular Mechanism Isomérisationbimoléculaire sélective du n-butène en isobutène', Oil & Gas Science and Technologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1999002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The sigmoidal nature of the reaction-time plots suggests the involvements of an autocatalytic reaction path.
Abdullah Yousif Obaid, Shaeel Ahmed Al-Thabaiti, E.H. El-Mossalamy, Laila M. Al-Harbi,Zaheer Khan 2017, 'Extracellular bio-synthesis of silver nanoparticles', Arabian Journal of Chemistryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521500012X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We argue that autocatalytic sets are a necessary (although not sufficient) condition for life-like behavior.
Wim Hordijk, Mike Steel 2018, 'Autocatalytic Networks at the Basis of Life's Origin and Organization', Lifehttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/4/62. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)