Possible chemical and physical scenarios towards biological homochirality.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01179k
Abstract: The single chirality of biological molecules in terrestrial biology raises more questions than certitudes about its origin. The emergence of biological homochirality (BH) and its connection with the appearance of life have elicited a large… read more here.
Keywords: homochirality; biological homochirality; life; chiral bias ... See more keywords
The Origin of Biological Homochirality.
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DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a032540
Abstract: SUMMARYThe fact that sugars, amino acids, and the biological polymers they construct exist exclusively in one of two possible mirror-image forms has fascinated scientists and laymen alike for more than a century. Yet, it was… read more here.
Keywords: origin biological; homochirality; biological homochirality;