Lindner Steffen N, Ralser Markus
Department of Biochemistry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
PLoS Biol. 2025 Jan 10;23(1):e3002996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002996. eCollection 2025 Jan.
The structure of the early metabolic network is unknown. Here, we report that when considered together, pentose utilization pathways form all life-essential precursors. We speculate that the chemistry preserved in pentose metabolism could therefore have been a central structural element in early metabolism.
早期代谢网络的结构尚不清楚。在此,我们报告称,若综合考虑,戊糖利用途径构成了所有生命必需的前体物质。我们推测,戊糖代谢中保留的化学过程因此可能是早期代谢的核心结构要素。