Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Adaptation to life on land at 21% O2 via transition from ferredoxin- to NADH-dependent redox balance
S. B. Gould, S. G. Garg, M. Handrich…·W. F. Martin
The paper shows algae maintain anaerobic metabolism enzymes at 21% O2, while land plants and animals shifted to NADH-based redox balance during terrestrialization.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2019.1491