TY - JOUR

T1 - Photoexcited molecules of pteridine derivatives in prebiotic and biological evolution

AU - Kritsky, M. S.

AU - Telegina, T. A.

AU - Vechtomova, Y. L.

AU - Kolesnikov, M. P.

AU - Lyudnikova, T. A.

AU - Buglak, A. A.

PY - 2013/12/4

Y1 - 2013/12/4

N2 - In the models of prebiotic processes, flavins and other pteridine derivatives transform light energy into the energy of chemical bonds, including energy-rich bonds of ATP. In the course of biological evolution, these compounds have not lost photoreceptor function, which is preserved in photoenzymes and photosensory proteins responsible for adaptation of organisms to environment. A set of data suggests that, in the early evolution, there was a possibility of the formation of flavin converter of light energy, which is a functional prototype of photosynthesis.

AB - In the models of prebiotic processes, flavins and other pteridine derivatives transform light energy into the energy of chemical bonds, including energy-rich bonds of ATP. In the course of biological evolution, these compounds have not lost photoreceptor function, which is preserved in photoenzymes and photosensory proteins responsible for adaptation of organisms to environment. A set of data suggests that, in the early evolution, there was a possibility of the formation of flavin converter of light energy, which is a functional prototype of photosynthesis.

KW - photoenzymes

KW - photoexcited molecules

KW - prebiotic evolution

KW - pteridine derivatives

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888633050&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1134/S0031030113090104

DO - 10.1134/S0031030113090104

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84888633050

VL - 47

SP - 1074

EP - 1079

JO - Paleontological Journal

JF - Paleontological Journal

SN - 0031-0301

IS - 9

ER -