Bootstrapping the energy flow in the beginning of life

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-226

  Hengeveld, R ^a,b   Fedonkin, M A ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biogenesi; Electronegativity; Inorganic chemical elements; Origin of life; Periodic table; Redox reactions; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT;

BOOTSTRAPPING; ENERGY FLOW; METABOLISM; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS;

BIOGENESIS; ELEMENTS;

EID: 36549087312     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-007-9019-4     Document Type: Article

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