Non-enzymatic glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway-like reactions in a plausible Archean ocean

Molecular Systems Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Keller, Markus A ^a   Turchyn, Alexandra V ^b   Ralser, Markus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archean ocean; evolution of metabolism; glycolysis; non enzymatic catalysts; pentose phosphate pathway

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; NUCLEIC ACID PRECURSOR; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PYRUVIC ACID; RIBOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; AMINO ACID; LIPID; NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CATALYST; CELLULAR ORGANISM; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; GLYCOLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; OXYGENATION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SEA;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GLYCOLYSIS; LIPIDS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY;

EID: 84899564808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17444292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msb.20145228     Document Type: Article

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