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On the Emergence of a Proto-Metabolism and the Assembly of Early Protocells

2016; Mineralogical Society of America; Volume: 12; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gselements.12.6.419

1811-5217

Terence P. Kee, Pierre‐Alain Monnard,

Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Research Article| December 01, 2016 On the Emergence of a Proto-Metabolism and the Assembly of Early Protocells Terence P. Kee; Terence P. Kee 1University of Leeds, School of ChemistryLeeds LS2 9JT, UKE-mail: t.p.kee@leeds.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pierre-Alain Monnard Pierre-Alain Monnard 2University of Southern Denmark, Institute for Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy5230 Odense M, DenmarkE-mail: monnard@sdu.dk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2016) 12 (6): 419–424. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.12.6.419 Article history first online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Terence P. Kee, Pierre-Alain Monnard; On the Emergence of a Proto-Metabolism and the Assembly of Early Protocells. Elements 2016;; 12 (6): 419–424. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.12.6.419 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Protocells are envisaged as encapsulated networks of catalytic polymers, such as RNAs, which are thought to have existed on the prebiotic Earth as precursors to contemporary biological cells. Such protocells were not "alive" in the way this word would apply to a contemporary unicellular organism. Rather, protocells represent a necessary evolutionary step toward those first forms of cellular life. In this review, we explore how chemicals synthesized by minerals or delivered by meteorites could have contributed to the emergence of the first protocells and could have supported these protocell's evolution towards primitive cellular life. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.