A prebiotic basis for ATP as the universal energy currency
S. Pinna, C. Kunz, S. Harrison, S. F. Jordan, J. Ward, F. Werner, N. Lane
This paper investigates the prebiotic chemistry of ATP, showing that acetyl phosphate could have driven protometabolism before ATP synthesis and that Fe3+ ions favor ADP phosphorylation to ATP.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry