On the chemistry and evolution of the pioneer organism

Chemistry and Biodiversity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 584-602

  Wächtershäuser, Günter ^a,b  

^a NONE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COBALT; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; LIGAND; NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFIDE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; SULFUR;

BIOGENESIS; CARBON FIXATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VOLCANO; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; TIME;

BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IRON; SULFUR; TIME;

EID: 34249713769     PISSN: 16121872     EISSN: 16121880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200790052     Document Type: Review

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