On the origin of life in the Zinc world. 2. Validation of the hypothesis on the photosynthesizing zinc sulfide edifices as cradles of life on earth

Biology Direct

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 27-

  Mulkidjanian, Armen Y ^a,b   Galperin, Michael Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; RNA; SULFIDE; ZINC; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIUM; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOGENESIS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRONS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; GENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA; SULFIDES; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 71049128162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-4-27     Document Type: Article

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