Links Between Hydrothermal Environments, Pyrophosphate, Na +, and Early Evolution

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 483-493

  Holm, Nils G ^a   Baltscheffsky, Herrick ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brucite; Early evolution; Hydrothermal systems; Mariana forearc; Membrane bound inorganic pyrophosphatase; Proton pump; Pyrophosphate; Serpentinization; Sodium pump; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CATION; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; PROTON; PYROPHOSPHATE; SODIUM;

ARCHEAN; BRUCITE; DEHYDRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MEMBRANE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PH; PHOSPHATE; PLATE TECTONICS; POREWATER; SEAWATER; SERPENTINIZATION; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METABOLISM; PACIFIC OCEAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATIONS; DIPHOSPHATES; EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOSPHATES; PROTONS; SODIUM;

MARIANA ARC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052961156     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-011-9235-4     Document Type: Article

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