Metals likely promoted protometabolism in early ocean alkaline hydrothermal systems
Author(s) -
Norio Kitadai,
Ryuhei Nakamura,
Masahiro Yamamoto,
Ken Takai,
Naohiro Yoshida,
Y. Oono
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.aav7848
Subject(s) - hydrothermal circulation , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
Sulfide-to-metal electroreduction likely harnessed the reducing power of hydrothermal systems for the autotrophic origin of life.
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