On the origin of metabolic pathways

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 424-431

  Lazcano, Antonio ^a   Miller, Stanley L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of metabolism; Heterotrophic origin of life; Last common ancestor; Semienzymatic synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

AMINO ACIDS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOGENESIS; ENZYMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032829506     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006565     Document Type: Article

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