Autocatalysis: At the Root of Self-Replication
Autocatalysis: At the Root of Self-Replication
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自催化：自我复制的根源
作者：
R. Plasson;A. Brandenburg;L. Jullien;H. Bersini
自催化是一个基本的概念，在广泛的领域中使用。从其最一般的定义，即一个过程中，一种化合物能够催化其自身的形成，可以描述几个不同的系统。我们详细介绍了不同类别的自催化，并比较他们的机械，动力学和动态性能的基础上。它示出了如何自催化模式可以由不同的化学反应系统产生。自催化的概念涵盖了大量具有非常相似行为的机械实现;有人提出，它的关键签名是以数学形式表示的动力学模式。这一概念虽然描述了最基本层次的动态行为，但也是发展更高层次生命概念的基础：自催化集和自创生系统。
Autocatalysis is a fundamental concept, used in a wide range of domains. From its most general definition, that is, a process in which a chemical compound is able to catalyze its own formation, several different systems can be described. We detail the different categories of autocatalyses, and compare them on the basis of their mechanistic, kinetic, and dynamic properties. It is shown how autocatalytic patterns can be generated by different systems of chemical reactions. The notion of autocatalysis covers a large variety of mechanistic realizations with very similar behaviors; it is proposed that its key signature is its kinetic pattern expressed in a mathematical form. This notion, while describing dynamic behaviors at the most fundamental level, is at the basis for developing higher-level concepts towards life: autocatalytic sets, and autopoietic systems.
DOI：
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发表时间：
2010-12
期刊：
Science China Earth Sciences
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作者：
D. Hillis;D. Sadava;H. Heller;M. V. Price
通讯作者：
D. Hillis;D. Sadava;H. Heller;M. V. Price