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Joseph Moran
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Research
Latest papers
Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent.
Science advances · 2026
Shadow metabolism at interfaces.
Nature chemical biology · 2026 · senior author
A Nonenzymatic Analogue of the Biosynthesis of Pyridoxal Vitamers.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $97,780
Electric field catalysis of nonenzymatic metabolic reactions
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $350,000
Systems Chemistry
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
27 publications.
Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent.
Mrnjavac N, Hoffmann NK, Schlikker ML, Burmeister M, Schwander L, García CG, Brabender M, Steel M, Huson DH, Metzger S, Dherbassy Q, Schink B, Basen M, Moran J, Tüysüz H, Preiner M, Martin WF
Shadow metabolism at interfaces.
Vaillancourt MC, Moran J
A Nonenzymatic Analogue of the Biosynthesis of Pyridoxal Vitamers.
Nogal N, Basar AB, Minic Z, Moran J
Progress toward a Nonenzymatic Gluconeogenesis: One-Pot Reactions and Model Systems.
Zimmermann J, Dherbassy Q, Nogal N, Yahaya S, Moran J
The Diels-Alder Reaction as a Mechanistic Probe for Vibrational Strong Coupling.
Muller C, Piejko M, Bascil S, Moran J
Conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxamine with NH3 and H2 on nickel generates a protometabolic nitrogen shuttle under serpentinizing conditions.
Schlikker ML, Brabender M, Schwander L, Garcia Garcia C, Burmeister M, Metzger S, Moran J, Martin WF
Triflic Acid-Catalyzed Dehydrative Amination of 2-Arylethanols with Weak N-Nucleophiles in Hexafluoroisopropanol.
Van Hoof M, Mayer RJ, Moran J, Lebœuf D
Nonenzymatic Hydration of Phosphoenolpyruvate: General Conditions for Hydration in Protometabolism by Searching Across Pathways.
Zimmermann J, Bora Basar A, Moran J
Measuring Kinetics under Vibrational Strong Coupling: Testing for a Change in the Nucleophilicity of Water and Alcohols.
Muller C, Mayer RJ, Piejko M, Patrahau B, Bauer V, Moran J
Iron(II)-Catalyzed 1,2-Diamination of Styrenes Installing a Terminal NH2 Group Alongside Unprotected Amines.
Pozhydaiev V, Paparesta A, Moran J, Lebœuf D
Electric field catalysis of nonenzymatic metabolic reactions
Principal investigators: Moran, Joseph J
Keywords: carbon fixation; catalysis; electric fields; metabolism; metals; origin of life; prebiotic chemistry
Systems Chemistry
Principal investigators: Moran, Joseph
Keywords: metabolism; origin of life; prebiotic chemistry; catalysis; self-organization; organic chemistry; green chemistry; systems chemistry
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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