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The evolutionary information obtained from sequencing proteins and RNA's fades out completely for early periods in evolution. Information for tracing evolution even further could stem from the analysis of coenzyme mechanisms. Likewise, placing cofactors in their proper evolutionary context gives new hints concerning their actual mechanisms of catalysis.
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Visser, C.M. Evolutionary roots of catalysis by nicotinamide and flavins in C-H oxidoreductases and in photosynthesis. Origins Life Evol Biosphere 12, 165–179 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00927143
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