Open AccessPrebiotic metabolic networks?
Author(s) -
Luisi Pier Luigi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
molecular systems biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.523
H-Index - 148
ISSN - 1744-4292
DOI - 10.1002/msb.20145351
Subject(s) - prebiotic , biology , metabolic network , computational biology , biochemistry
A prebiotic origin of metabolism has been proposed as one of several scenarios for the origin of life. In their recent work, Ralser and colleagues (Keller et al , [Keller MA, 2014]) observe an enzyme‐free, metabolism‐like reaction network under conditions reproducing a possible prebiotic environment.