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Origin of enzymic and photosynthetic activity in a prebiotic system

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L'irradiation UV d'une solution de sulfocyanate d'ammonium, glycine et fer dans l'eau de mer artificielle a produit des microsphères semblables à des cellules douées d'activité catalytique péroxidasique. La glycine a augmenté l'activité catalytique du fer, comme cela purrait s'être produit au cours de l'evolution dans la première étape de cette réaction de catalyse par le fer. On a observé des faits semblables avec un modèle à élément photosynthétique primitif.

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  1. A. E. Smith

    Present address: Laboratory of Chemical Biodynamics, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California, USA

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  1. Physics Department, Sir George Williams University, 107, Montreal, Canada

    A. E. Smith, K. Raab & J. A. Ekpaha-Mensah

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Smith, A.E., Raab, K. & Ekpaha-Mensah, J.A. Origin of enzymic and photosynthetic activity in a prebiotic system. Experientia 27, 648–650 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02136939

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