Visser C M, Kellogg R M
J Mol Evol. 1978 Jun 20;11(2):171-87. doi: 10.1007/BF01733892.
In the previous article we try to give an explanation for the success of models of enzymatic reactions in which coenzymes play a role. However, one vital cofactor that has thus far not yielded appreciably to this approach is biotin. We attempt to show that biotin presents a fundamentally new sort of problem to bioorganic chemistry; this problem requires consideration both of the origin of life and subsequent evolution in any attempt to understand the anomalies offered by this cofactor.
在上一篇文章中,我们试图解释辅酶在其中发挥作用的酶促反应模型取得成功的原因。然而,迄今为止,这种方法尚未对一种至关重要的辅助因子——生物素产生明显效果。我们试图表明,生物素给生物有机化学带来了一种全新类型的问题;在任何试图理解这种辅助因子所呈现异常现象的尝试中,这个问题都需要考虑生命的起源以及后续的进化。