The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias

The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias

The biomolecular homochirality in living organisms has been investigated for decades, but its origin remains poorly understood. It has been shown that circular polarized light (CPL) and other energy sources are capable of inducing small enantiomeric excesses (ees) in some primary biomolecules, such...

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Main Authors: Adrien D. Garcia, Cornelia Meinert, Haruna Sugahara, Nykola C. Jones, Søren V. Hoffmann, Uwe J. Meierhenrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
amino acids
sugars
chirality
comets
meteorites
interstellar
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/1/29

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