Mineral interface in extreme habitats: A niche for primitive molecular evolution for the appearance of different forms of life on Earth

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 10-21

  de Souza Barros, Fernando ^a   Vieyra, Adalberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical evolution; Deep sea hydrothermal systems; Mineral interface; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; FREE RADICAL; IRON; MINERAL WATER; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PYRITE; RNA; SEA WATER; SULFUR;

ASTRONOMY; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DILUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIFE CYCLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 34447302552     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.12.018     Document Type: Review

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