J Am Chem Soc October 2023 PMID 37722081

Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups.

Zhen Peng, Zachary R Adam, Albert C Fahrenbach, Betül Kaçar

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Discussions consistently underscore autocatalysis as a crucial step in life's emergence, with phrases like 'essential for life' and 'potential for sustained autocatalysis,' demonstrating deep engagement and recognition of the study's importance in origin-of-life research. The tone combines scientific interest with speculation about extraterrestrial life, indicating high relevance and impact.

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  • Autocatalysis may be pivotal in the origins of life, but current examples are limited, particularly regarding inorganic systems in prebiotic environments.
  • This study assesses the potential for autocatalytic cycles through a process called comproportionation, identifying 226 specific autocatalytic reactions that could sustain themselves.
  • Findings indicate that stoichiometric conditions for abiotic autocatalysis may be widespread under various geochemical settings, suggesting that the right conditions for life-like dynamics could be more common than previously thought.

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Betul Kacar
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There are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry and only so many of them can react in ways that reproduce themselves. Our latest presents a cookbook of chemical recipes with the potential for sustained autocatalysis. Out @J_A_C_S: https://t.co/8bQPYst1zD https://t.co/PZKwyOgeXb

Sep 20, 2023 · 42 likes · 6 shares · 69,983 followers View post →
The SETI Institute
@SETIInstitute · X

#ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about what life needs -- including cells. Watch the full interview: https://t.co/PVUieo5ZZy https://t.co/dQxar19sDC

May 24, 2025 · 29 likes · 5 shares · 693,959 followers View post →
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地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素(さらに高い温度で反応)とかある

Sep 21, 2023 · 21 likes · 8 shares · 20,432 followers View post →
Ancient Biology
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Latest work on the origins of life and false positive biosignatures is featured on the cover of @J_A_C_S .

Nov 1, 2023 · 19 likes · 3 shares · 2,743 followers View post →
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
@J_A_C_S · X

From this week's covers: In this study, the authors broadly assess the occurrence of stoichiometries that can support autocatalytic chemical systems through comproportionation. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/CNQWctEfiw https://t.co/IzdbaEdoyC

Oct 23, 2023 · 16 likes · 2 shares · 185,390 followers View post →
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
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Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups | Journal of the American Chemical Society @UWMadison @UWBact #Autocatalysis #Element #Stoichiometric https://t.co/mQBebKOGTe

Sep 19, 2023 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 185,390 followers View post →

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SETIInstitute_es
@SETIInstituto · X

@betulland explica por qué comprender el origen de la vida es complicado, a pesar de que sabemos algunas cosas sobre sus necesidades, incluidas las células. Vea la entrevista completa: https://t.co/QsE7d5kOxx https://t.co/il3glfLSJB https://t.co/DFjBf5FhWy

May 29, 2025 · 2,694 followers View post →
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RT @SETIInstitute: #ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about w…

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Betul Kacar
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RT @SETIInstitute: #ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about w…

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Joao Pinto
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RT @SETIInstitute: #ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about w…

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RT @SETIInstitute: #ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about w…

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The SETI Institute
@SETIInstitute · X

#ICYMI: @betulland explains why understanding the origin of life is complicated, even though we know some things about what life needs -- including cells. Watch the full interview: https://t.co/PVUieo5ZZy https://t.co/dQxar19sDC

May 24, 2025 · 29 likes · 5 shares · 693,959 followers View post →
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@OrdoFibonacci · X

Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups ACS Publications https://t.co/32S65ohkja

May 16, 2025 · 2,568 followers View post →
Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
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Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups ACS Publications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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A Cookbook of Life: How Chemistry Might Explain Life on Other Planets SETI Institute https://t.co/uwCRllE9kd

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A Cookbook of Life: How Chemistry Might Explain Life on Other Planets https://t.co/Y0R9nO28KV via @YouTube

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J. Am. Chem. Soc.
@J_A_C_S · X

RT @KacarLab: Latest work on the origins of life and false positive biosignatures is featured on the cover of @J_A_C_S .

Nov 1, 2023 · 3 shares · 185,390 followers View post →
Ancient Biology
@KacarLab · X

Latest work on the origins of life and false positive biosignatures is featured on the cover of @J_A_C_S .

Nov 1, 2023 · 19 likes · 3 shares · 2,743 followers View post →
Rahul Banerjee
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RT @J_A_C_S: From this week's covers: In this study, the authors broadly assess the occurrence of stoichiometries that can support autocata…

Oct 23, 2023 · 2 shares · 11,563 followers View post →
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
@J_A_C_S · X

From this week's covers: In this study, the authors broadly assess the occurrence of stoichiometries that can support autocatalytic chemical systems through comproportionation. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/CNQWctEfiw https://t.co/IzdbaEdoyC

Oct 23, 2023 · 16 likes · 2 shares · 185,390 followers View post →
PCE3
@PCE3_Sci · X

Great work just out in PNAS from the Kacar group at UW: a survey of molecules involved in autocatalytic reactions covering two centuries of literature provides a “cookbook” of chemical recipes that could aid in the search for life beyond Earth. https://t.co/VYVH2zbTFg https://t.co/iS3dRB3zNk

Oct 6, 2023 · 9 likes · 838 followers View post →
luna
@xuxa333 · X

La vida extraterrestre no estaría basada en el carbono https://t.co/so57v3T6gu

Oct 2, 2023 · 157 followers View post →
luna
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La vida extraterrestre no estaría basada en el carbono https://t.co/m494CFmhDs a través de @YouTube

Oct 2, 2023 · 157 followers View post →
James Fenn
@JamesFenn90 · X

@gamray Betül Kaçar runs the lab that the study took place. Very well respected and innovative work so it’s good but very complex stuff. https://t.co/2IV8OjCC1G This is the relevant paper. @gamblinglamb

Sep 24, 2023 · 2,265 followers View post →
至
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RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

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RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

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RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

Sep 24, 2023 · 8 shares · 1,420 followers View post →
Science above the clouds
@pillolescienza · X

Autocatalysis is the 1st, essential, step for life. Searching for these reactions is like searching for different ingredients for life to pop up. Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups https://t.co/6HrYT1BtB9

Sep 22, 2023 · 34 followers View post →
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@borisbadenov85 · X

RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

Sep 21, 2023 · 8 shares · 2,667 followers View post →
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RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

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Yoshitugu Tuduki/都築良継
@TSMoon56 · X

RT @Kyukimasa: 地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素…

Sep 21, 2023 · 8 shares · 2,927 followers View post →
ゆきまさかずよし
@Kyukimasa · X

地球みたいな炭素系生命体はだいたい水を溶媒するからそれを基準にハビタブルゾーン考えるけど、反応によってはかなりの高温だったりする https://t.co/5Tkzr7jfmD 比較的ある反応として硫黄(熱水噴出孔の生命が使ってる)とか、酸化ヨウ素(さらに高い温度で反応)とかある

Sep 21, 2023 · 21 likes · 8 shares · 20,432 followers View post →
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RT @betulland: There are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry and only so many of them can react in ways that reprodu…

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Betul Kacar
@betulland · X

There are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry and only so many of them can react in ways that reproduce themselves. Our latest presents a cookbook of chemical recipes with the potential for sustained autocatalysis. Out @J_A_C_S: https://t.co/8bQPYst1zD https://t.co/PZKwyOgeXb

Sep 20, 2023 · 42 likes · 6 shares · 69,983 followers View post →
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J. Am. Chem. Soc.
@J_A_C_S · X

Assessment of Stoichiometric Autocatalysis across Element Groups | Journal of the American Chemical Society @UWMadison @UWBact #Autocatalysis #Element #Stoichiometric https://t.co/mQBebKOGTe

Sep 19, 2023 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 185,390 followers View post →
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