Novel peptide replicators from dynamic combinatorial libraries

This thesis focuses on the emergence of novel peptide self-replicators from dynamic combinatorial libraries. Thiol functionalised peptide building blocks, first reported by our group in 2010, form the basis of all chapters. The work performed here has two main objectives: First, to deepen the insights obtainable from self-replicating systems and second, to use peptide building blocks to mimic life-like features such as replication. Alongside this, we developed novel strategies to access novel replicators and to dictate their properties