Blueprint for a Cell: The Nature and Origin of LifeIn narrative form the author, winner of the Nobel Prize, delineates the blueprint of life - the pattern of chemical events on which all life depends - and demonstrates unity in the diversity of life on earth. |
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CHAPTER ONE THE BASIC BLUEPRINT | 3 |
Catalysis | 20 |
SelfRegulation | 34 |
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abiotic activity amino acids aminoacyl group ancestral cell anticodons archaebacteria assembly autotrophic bacteria bilayers biochemistry biosynthetic building blocks catalysts chains Chapter chemical chloroplasts chromosome codon coenzymes common complex concentration cytomembrane system cytoplasm cytosol electron acceptor endoplasmic reticulum endosymbionts energy enzymes ester eubacteria eukaryotic eukaryotic cells evolution evolutionary Figure functional genetic code genome H₂O hydrolysis important intracellular introns ions lipids mechanism metabolic microtubules mitochondria molecular biology molecules mRNAs multimerization multimers mutations Nature nucleic acids nucleotides nucleus organelles organisms Orgel origin oxidative oxygen pathways peptide phosphate phototrophic phylogenetic plasma membrane polypeptides possible prebiotic precursors present-day primitive problem prokaryotic properties proposed proto-tRNAs protocells protometabolism proton protonmotive force pyrophosphate reactions receptors reductions replication reverse ribosomes RNA world role selection sequence specific splicing split genes structures substrate-level phosphorylation substrates theory thioester thioester bond thioester world tion translation translocation tRNA urkaryote vesicles Woese