CCMST, Academy of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 18;48(15):2146-8. doi: 10.1039/c2cc15665b. Epub 2012 Jan 12.
We report the enzyme-like reversible amination of four intermediates pertinent to the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle on a photo-irradiated surface of mineral sphalerite (ZnS). Given its prevalence in the waters of early Earth, we suggest that the mineral-based photochemistry might have catalyzed the homeostasis of prebiotic metabolic systems.
我们报告了在闪锌矿(ZnS)的光辐照表面上,四种与还原三羧酸循环相关的中间体的类酶可逆胺化反应。鉴于其在早期地球上的广泛存在,我们认为基于矿物的光化学可能催化了前生物代谢系统的动态平衡。