DEWPython Archives - Astrobiology

TCA cycle and the associated prebiotic network centered on pyruvate. The thin arrows denote biologically expected pathways in typical terrestrial environments for aerobic organisms, while the double arrow shows the computed spontaneous (exergonic) direction of the associated reaction in the majority of the ocean-world interior conditions considered in this study. --astro-ph.EP

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Thermodynamic Constraints On The Citric Acid Cycle And Related Reactions In Ocean World Interiors

by Keith CowingApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Icy ocean worlds attract significant interest for their astrobiological potential due to subsurface oceans, organics, and chemical energy sources.