Aaron Goldman and collaborators publish in Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

New publication from Associate Professor of Biology Aaron Goldman, as cited in Web of Science:

https://link.springer.com/journal/11084

"Reactivity of Metabolic Intermediates and Cofactor Stability under Model Early Earth Conditions."
Authors: Maltais, TR; VanderVelde, D; LaRowe, DE; Goldman, AD; Barge, LM.
Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres access via SpringerLink for subscribers
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-019-09590-9.  Published online: 25 JAN 2020

From the conclusion: This research suggests "that perhaps early Earth’s oxygen-free atmosphere and ocean would be a critical factor for stabilizing some of these metabolic intermediates long enough (and suppressing side reactions) for proto-metabolic reactions to occur. Further investigations of cofactors with minerals could assist to overcome the competing chemistries, and further define the capabilities of cofactor chemistry in the early Earth environment."