On the free energy that drove primordial anabolism

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1853-1871

  Kaufmann, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free energy; Origin of life; Primordial anabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY; PRECAMBRIAN; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

FREE ENERGY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PRIMORDIAL ANABOLISM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOGENESIS; ELECTRICITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NAD; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 67149134671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10041853     Document Type: Review

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