TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Joshua I. AU - Steel, Mike AU - Hordijk, Wim PY - 2014 DA - 2014/03/03 TI - Autocatalytic sets in a partitioned biochemical network JO - Journal of Systems Chemistry SP - 2 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - In previous work, RAF theory has been developed as a tool for making theoretical progress on the origin of life question, providing insight into the structure and occurrence of self-sustaining and collectively autocatalytic sets within catalytic polymer networks. We present here an extension in which there are two “independent” polymer sets, where catalysis occurs within and between the sets, but there are no reactions combining polymers from both sets. Such an extension reflects the interaction between nucleic acids and peptides observed in modern cells and proposed forms of early life. SN - 1759-2208 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1759-2208-5-2 DO - 10.1186/1759-2208-5-2 ID - Smith2014 ER -