The enzymes carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CO dehydrogenase) and hydrogenase catalyse the release of energy from the simple diatomic molecules CO and H2. The ability of transition-metal centres to 1 harness the metabolic power of these compounds, which were highly prevalent in the early atmosphere of Earth, is thought to have been crucial to the development of primitive life.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:490344 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Parkin, Alison |
| Publisher | University of Oxford |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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