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Isoprenoids enhance the stability of fatty acid membranes at the emergence of life potentially leading to an early lipid divide

Two key problems concern cell membranes during the emergence and early evolution of life: what was their initial composition, and why did the membranes of archaea and bacteria diverge? The composition of the first cell membranes could shed light on the most likely environment for the emergence of li...

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Autores principales: Jordan, Sean F., Nee, Eloise, Lane, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6802135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31641436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2019.0067