Light, iron, Sam Granick and the origin of life

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 163-170

  Mauzerall, David ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biosynthetic pathway; evolution; free energy; photochemistry; photosynthesis; porphyrin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000124846     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: 15735079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00039178     Document Type: Article

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