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Acetyl Phosphate as a Primordial Energy Currency at the Origin of Life

Metabolism is primed through the formation of thioesters via acetyl CoA and the phosphorylation of substrates by ATP. Prebiotic equivalents such as methyl thioacetate and acetyl phosphate have been proposed to catalyse analogous reactions at the origin of life, but their propensity to hydrolyse chal...

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Autores principales: Whicher, Alexandra, Camprubi, Eloi, Pinna, Silvana, Herschy, Barry, Lane, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11084-018-9555-8