Natural Pyrrhotite as a Catalyst in Prebiotic Chemical Evolution
The idea of an autotrophic organism as the first living being on Earth leads to the hypothesis of a protometabolic, complex chemical system. In one of the main hypotheses, the first metabolic systems emerged from the interaction between sulfide minerals and/or soluble iron-sulfide complexes and flui...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-08-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/3/3/502 |