King G A
Biosystems. 1982;15(2):89-97. doi: 10.1016/0303-2647(82)90022-3.
Kinetic considerations make it most improbable that any reproducing system could arise spontaneously in a prebiotic soup containing a large variety of organic molecules, as commonly postulated. This batch process can be contrasted with a completely recycling network of reactions maintained by an influx of energy. So long as the network includes at least two bimolecular reactions it is likely to support pathways for chemical reproduction. However, such reproducing systems will be simple in both kinetic and structural terms. Subsequent evolution will lead to much more complex reproducing structures although the kinetic complexities, measuring the varieties of reactions between these structures and their media, will remain relatively simple.
动力学因素使得任何复制系统都极不可能如通常所假设的那样，在含有大量有机分子的前生物汤中自发产生。这种分批过程可以与由能量流入维持的完全循环的反应网络形成对比。只要该网络至少包括两个双分子反应，它就可能支持化学复制途径。然而，这样的复制系统在动力学和结构方面都将是简单的。尽管衡量这些结构与其介质之间反应种类的动力学复杂性仍将相对简单，但随后的进化将导致更加复杂的复制结构。
