Influence of Silicate Rock Glass Compositions on the Efficacy of Prebiotic RNA Polymerization Reactions: The Case of 3’,5’ Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate

Silicate glasses are ubiquitous on terrestrial planets wherever molten rock – generated by volcanism or impacts is quenched air water. Hence, they provided ready and abundant reactive solid surfaces for prebiotic chemistry the early Earth. Here, we show that glass composition determines basicity, which in turn modulates outcome of synthetic processes such as polymerization 3’,5’ cyclic guanosine monophosphate.