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1. Physics and Astronomy › Origins and Evolution of Life

   Autocatalytic chemical networks at the origin of metabolism

   Xavier, Hordijk, Kauffman, Steel and Martin · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2020

   The authors found self-sustaining catalytic networks (RAFs) within microbial metabolism, and argue these suggest an autotrophic origin of metabolism that preceded proteins and RNA.

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   1. Supported · 71%In ancient H2/CO2-using microbes' metabolism, self-sustaining networks with small-molecule catalysts make acetyl-CoA, amino acids and bases; without them, none arise.“RAFs in the metabolism of ancient anaerobic autotrophs that live from H 2 and CO 2 provided with small-molecule catalysts generate acetyl-CoA as well as amino acids and bases, the monomeric components of protein and RNA, but amino acids and bases without organic catalysts do not generate metabolic…”