Thermodynamics of natural selection II: Chemical Carnot cycles

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-212

  Smith, Eric ^a  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnot cycle; Landauer's principle; Natural selection; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; POLYPEPTIDE; RNA;

BIOENERGETICS; ENERGY FLOW; ENTROPY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; METABOLISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; OLIGOMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 42749088088     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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