Publications – M.Sc. Max Brabender
2026
- Mrnjavac N, Hoffmann NK, Schlikker ML, Burmeister M, Schwander L, García García C, Brabender M, Steel M, Huson DH, Metzger S, Dherbassy Q, Schink B, Basen M, Moran J, Tüysüz H, Preiner M, Martin WF: Intermediate stages in the origin of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent. Sci Adv (2026) 12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aef3128 PDF
- Garcia Garcia C, Brabender M, Martin WF: Prebiotic aqueous reactions catalyzed by native nickel without hydrogen. FEBS J (2026). doi: 10.1111/febs.70556 PDF
2025
- Schlikker ML, Brabender M, Schwander L, Garcia Garcia C, Burmeister M, Metzger S, Moran J, Martin WF: Conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxamine with NH3 and H2 on nickel generates a protometabolic nitrogen shuttle under serpentinizing conditions. FEBS J 292:3041–3055 (2025). PDF
2024
- Mrnjavac N, Schwander L, Brabender M, Martin WF: Chemical antiquity in metabolism. Acc Chem Res 57:2267–2278 (2024). PDF
- Brabender M, Henriques Pereira DP, Mrnjavac N, Schlikker ML, Kimura Z-I, Sucharitakul J, Kleinermanns K, Tüysüz H, Buckel W, Preiner M, Martin WF: Ferredoxin reduction by hydrogen with iron functions as an evolutionary precursor of flavin-based electron bifurcation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 121:e2318969121 (2024). PDF
2023
- Schwander L, Brabender M, Mrnjavac N, Wimmer JLE, Preiner M, Martin WF: Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life. Front Microbiol 14:1257597 (2023). PDF
- Mrnjavac N, Wimmer JLE, Brabender M, Schwander L, Martin WF: The Moon-forming impact and the autotrophic origin of life. Chempluschem e202300270 (2023). PDF