Moran, Joseph

Synthesis and breakdown of universal metabolic precursors promoted by iron

Muchowska, K. B., Varma, S. J., & Moran, J. (2019) · Nature

Origins and Evolution of LifePhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

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Nonenzymatic Metabolic Reactions and Life’s Origins

Muchowska, K. B., Varma, S. J., & Moran, J. (2020) · Chemical Reviews

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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A hydrogen dependent geochemical analogue of primordial carbon and energy metabolism

Preiner, M., Igarashi, K., Muchowska, K. B., Yu, M., Varma, S. J., Kleinermanns, K., Nobu, M. K., Kamagata, Y., Tüysüz, H., Moran, J., et al. (2019) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

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A hydrogen-dependent geochemical analogue of primordial carbon and energy metabolism

Preiner, M., Igarashi, K., Muchowska, K. B., Yu, M., Varma, S. J., Kleinermanns, K., Nobu, M. K., Kamagata, Y., Tüysüz, H., Moran, J., et al. (2020) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

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Native iron reduces CO2 to intermediates and end-products of the acetyl-CoA pathway

Varma, S. J., Muchowska, K. B., Chatelain, P., & Moran, J. (2018) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

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Metals promote sequences of the reverse Krebs cycle

Muchowska, K. B., Varma, S. J., Chevallot-Beroux, E., Lethuillier-Karl, L., Li, G., & Moran, J. (2017) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifePhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

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Ambient temperature CO2 fixation to pyruvate and subsequently to citramalate over iron and nickel nanoparticles

Beyazay, T., Belthle, K. S., Farès, C., Preiner, M., Moran, J., Martin, W. F., & Tüysüz, H. (2023) · Nature Communications

Origins and Evolution of LifeCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

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Mechanistic Insight into Metal Ion-Catalyzed Transamination

Mayer, R. J., Kaur, H., Rauscher, S. A., & Moran, J. (2021) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Physical Organic Chemistry and Reaction KineticsAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

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Hydrogen Drives Part of the Reverse Krebs Cycle under Metal or Meteorite Catalysis

Rauscher, S. A., & Moran, J. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Origins and Evolution of LifePhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

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A prebiotic Krebs cycle analog generates amino acids with H2 and NH3 over nickel

Kaur, H., Rauscher, S. A., Werner, E., Song, Y., Yi, J., Kazöne, W., Martin, W. F., Tüysüz, H., & Moran, J. (2024) · Chem

Origins and Evolution of LifeSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life

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Quantifying Reductive Amination in Nonenzymatic Amino Acid Synthesis

Mayer, R. J., & Moran, J. (2022) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Physical Organic Chemistry and Reaction KineticsAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

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