Photoreduction of inorganic carbon(+IV) by elemental sulfur: Implications for prebiotic synthesis in terrestrial hot springs
Yanzhang Li, Yan Li, Yi Liu, Yifu Wu, Junqi Wu, Bin Wang, Huan Ye, Haoning Jia, Xiao Wang, Linghui Li, Meixiang Zhu, Hongrui Ding, Yong Lai, Changqiu Wang, Jeffrey M. Dick, Anhuai Lu
Abstract
kg/year HCOOH within 10-cm-thick photic zones, underlying its remarkable contributions to the accumulation of prebiotic biomolecules.
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