Amplification by compartmentalization

Jian Chen, Steffi Körner, Stephen L. Craig, Dmitry M. Rudkevich and Julius Rebek ()
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Jian Chen: Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Institute
Steffi Körner: Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Institute
Stephen L. Craig: Duke University
Dmitry M. Rudkevich: University of Texas at Arlington
Julius Rebek: Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Institute

Nature, 2002, vol. 415, issue 6870, 385-386

Abstract: Abstract Autocatalysis and chemical amplification are properties of living systems that can lead to increased responsiveness and to self-replication. Here we describe a synthetic system in which a unique form of reagent compartmentalization gives rise to nonlinear kinetics that are subject to the precise size- and shape-selectivity of the host. The reactivity is reminiscent of autocatalytic behaviour1, in which there is no direct contact between reagents and products, and our approach offers a general way to impose complex chemical behaviour onto synthetic systems.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/415385b

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