The palirrhotrophic origin of energy metabolism

Details The palirrhotrophic origin of energy metabolism The palirrhotrophic origin of energy metabolism

Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976orli....7..235y&link_type=abstract

Origins of Life, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp.235-238

Computer Science

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It is proposed that the earliest cellular organisms relied upon a novel type of energy transduction termed palirrhotrophy, which generates a high-energy ‘currency’ chemiosmotically by exploiting the rhythmic variations in salinity which occur in the estuarine environment. Calculations based on estimates of contemporary chemiosmotic transduction efficiency suggest that such a mechanism could produce usable energy in high yield. The minimum polypeptide requirement for palirrhotrophy compares favorably with that of a fermentative pathway. It is suggested that palirrhotrophic organisms exist today but are difficult to detect.

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