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The Origin of Life—Out of the Blue
Author(s) -
Sutherland John D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201506585
Subject(s) - raw material , hydrogen cyanide , autotroph , cyanide , chemistry , key (lock) , environmental science , organic chemistry , biochemical engineering , biology , ecology , engineering , bacteria , paleontology
Either to sustain autotrophy, or as a prelude to heterotrophy, organic synthesis from an environmentally available C 1 feedstock molecule is crucial to the origin of life. Recent findings augment key literature results and suggest that hydrogen cyanide—“Blausäure”—was that feedstock.