JTW's Evolutionary Origins - Author: Wachtershauser, Gunter

Historic Relations

Historic Relation #1

[pp. 126]

Reductive Metabolism
evolves into a
Reductive/Oxidative Metabolism

Historic Relation #2

[pp. 126]

Pyrite Surface Retainment
is transferred to a
(Semi)Cellular Containment

Historic Relation #3

[pp. 126]

Anchoring To Pyrite Surface
is taken over by
Anchoring To Membrane And Protein Surfaces

Historic Relation #4

[pp. 126]

Catalytic Function Of Pyrite Surface
is takenover by the
Catalytic Function Of Enzymes

Historic Relation #5

[pp. 126]

Piecemeal Growth And Rearrangements On The Pyrite Surface
evolve into
Modular Synthesis In The Cytosol

Historic Relation #6

[pp. 126]

High-pressure Conditions Favouring Condensations
transition towards
Lower Pressure Conditions Requiring Energy Coupling For Condensations

Historic Relation #7

[pp. 127]

Pyrite-induced Asymetric Synthesis
taken over by
Enzyme-induced Asymetric Synthesis

Historic Relation #8

[pp. 127]

Thioacid Structures
transform to
Thioester Structures

Historic Relation #9

[pp. 127]

Reducing Function Of FeS/H₂S
is transferred to the
Reducing Function of Iron-Sulphur Enzymes, NAD(P)H, FADH₂, or FMNH₂

Historic Relation #10

[pp. 133]

Thiols
transform to
Alcohols
or
Phosphorylations

-C-SH ==> -C-OH or -C-O-PO₃^2-

Historic Relation #11

[pp. 136]

Pathways With Non-phosphorylated Constituents
goes to
Pathways With Phosphorylated Constituents

Historic Relation #12

[pp. 164]

Pyrite Surface Diffusion
goes to
Long-arm Pivotal Motion
goes to
Three-dimensional Modular Movement

• Wachtershauser, Gunter
  • Groundworks for an Evolutionary Biochemistry: The Iron-Sulphur World
  • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology: Vol. 58, No. 2, pp.85-202
  • 1992
  • [Pubmed]

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