| Evidence for the Likely Origin of Homochirality in Amino Acids, Sugars, and Nucleosides on Prebiotic Earth. | |
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PMID: 22444622 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Over the past century the origin of terrestrial prebiotic homochirality has been the subject of many speculations. For life to start on earth and elsewhere, it is critical that the building blocks of amino acids, sugars, and nucleosides be created in predominant homochiral form. Recent findings of a modest excess L chirality of α-methylamino acids in some meteorites that landed on earth have furnished an important piece of evidence. We have shown how these meteoritic components can furnish normal L amino acids, and therefrom D sugars and nucleosides, in high chiral excess under sensible prebiotic conditions. Some important remaining goals are also described. |
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Ronald Breslow |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-25 |
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Title: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: - ISSN: 1520-5126 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503056 Medline TA: J Am Chem Soc Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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