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Active coacervate droplets are protocells that grow and resist Ostwald ripening
oleh: Karina K. Nakashima, Merlijn H. I. van Haren, Alain A. M. André, Irina Robu, Evan Spruijt
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Active coacervate droplets are droplets coupled to a chemical reaction that maintains them out of equilibrium, which can be used to drive active processes, but coacervates are still subject to passive processes that compete with or mask growth. Here, the authors present a nucleotide-based model for active coacervate droplets that form and grow by fuel-driven synthesis of ATP, and, importantly, do not undergo Ostwald ripening.