Hydrothermal focusing of chemical and chemiosmotic energy, supported by delivery of catalytic Fe, Ni, Mo/W, Co, S and Se, forced life to emerge

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 481-496

  Nitschke, Wolfgang ^a   Russell, Michael J ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemiosmosis; Chemoautotrophy; Hydrothermal vent; LUCA; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; COBALT; HYDROGENASE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; METHANE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SELENIUM; SULFUR; TUNGSTEN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMIOSMOSIS; ENERGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PROKARYOTE; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; REVIEW; THERMAL SPRING;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 72449155029     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-009-9289-3     Document Type: Review

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