Chiroptical activity of hydroxycarboxylic acids with implications for the origin of biological homochirality
Enantiomerically-enriched hydroxycarboxylic acids have been found in meteorites, but the possible origin of this asymmetry has not been explored experimentally. Here circular dichroism/anisotropy experiments suggest a common astrochemical mechanism for the generation of enantiomeric excess in hydrox...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/60c8a2728ee640f9807d0c57e4c9c398 |
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| Summary: | Enantiomerically-enriched hydroxycarboxylic acids have been found in meteorites, but the possible origin of this asymmetry has not been explored experimentally. Here circular dichroism/anisotropy experiments suggest a common astrochemical mechanism for the generation of enantiomeric excess in hydroxycarboxylic acids and amino acids. |
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