Rapid hydrolysis rates of thio- and phosphate esters constrain the origin of metabolism to cool, acidic to neutral environments

Summary: Universal to all life is a reliance on energy carriers such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which connect energy-releasing reactions to energy-consuming processes. While ATP is ubiquitously used today, simpler molecules such as thioesters and polyphosphates are hypothesized to be primordial...

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Published in:	iScience
Main Authors:	Sebastian A. Sanden, Christopher J. Butch, Stuart Bartlett, Nathaniel Virgo, Yasuhito Sekine, Shawn Erin McGlynn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Chemistry Earth sciences Thermodynamics
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224023137