Before the diversification of life, the establishment of basic metabolic pathways marked a crucial step towards biochemistry that supports life. These pathways allowed the conversion of inorganic and simple organic molecules into more complex compounds, setting the stage for energy transfer and the synthesis of key biomolecules necessary for cellular processes.
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Metabolic Pathways
By Michael Alan Prestwood
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Published 2 years ago.
Updated 3 weeks ago.
Pre-LUCA Evolution
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Metabolic Pathways
4.1 Billion Years Ago (+/- 200 milion)
Self-sustaining chemical reactions
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