The occurrence of nitrate on the early earth and its role in the evolution of the prokaryotes

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Jan 1973

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1973slsci...4..204h&link_type=abstract

Space life sciences, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.204-213

Mathematics

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It has been suggested that the evolution of the respiratory system coupled to oxidative phosphorylation occurred under anaerobic conditions in which inorganic compounds, principally nitrate, served as electron acceptors. Such a hypothesis requires that nitrate be produced, consistently and at adequate concentrations for utilization in biological processes, at a time when much of the Earth's surface was still in a relatively reduced state. This paper is directed towards a consideration of the possible sources of nitrate under primeval conditions, its stability, and its concentration in sites favorable to the evolution of the bacteria.

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