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Ultraviolet irradiation of alkanes on aqueous solutions of phosphate and magnesium yields complex structured products which bear many properties similar to simple membranes. The relevance of this product to prebiologic evolution is discussed from the point of view of phase spparation.
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Folsome, C.E., Morowitz, H.J. Prebiological membranes: Synthesis and properties. Space Life Sciences 1, 538–544 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00924244
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