| Literature DB >> 31641434 |
Simon Duval1, Frauke Baymann1, Barbara Schoepp-Cothenet1, Fabienne Trolard2, Guilhem Bourrié2, Olivier Grauby3, Elbert Branscomb4, Michael J Russell5, Wolfgang Nitschke1.
Abstract
We here review the extraordinary mineralogical properties of green rusts and their naturally occurring form, fougerite, and discuss the pertinence of these properties within the alkaline hydrothermal vent (AHV) hypothesis for life's emergence. We put forward an extended version of the AHV scenario which enhances the conformity between extant life and its earliest progenitor by extensively making use of fougerite's mechanistic and catalytic particularities.Keywords: alkaline vent hypothesis; bioenergetics; emergence of life; fougerite
Year: 2019 PMID: 31641434 PMCID: PMC6802129 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interface Focus ISSN: 2042-8898 Impact factor: 3.906