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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437806903321

Titolo

Biochirality : Origins, Evolution and Molecular Recognition / / edited by Pedro Cintas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-37626-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 314 p. 108 illus., 72 illus. in color.)

Collana

Topics in Current Chemistry, , 0340-1022 ; ; 333

Disciplina

547

Soggetti

Organic chemistry

Evolutionary biology

Astrobiology

Organic Chemistry

Evolutionary Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Early History of the Recognition of Molecular Biochirality, by J. Gal P. Cintas  -- Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids Under Interstellar Conditions, by C. Giri, F. Goesmann, C. Meinert A. C. Evans U. J. Meierhenrich .- Chemical and Physical Models for the Emergence of Biological Homochirality, by J. E. Hein, D. Gherase, Donna G. Blackmond  -- Biomolecules at Interfaces: Chiral, Naturally, by A. González-Campo, D. B. Amabilino  -- Stochastic Mirror Symmetry Breaking: Theoretical Models and Simulation of Experiments, by C. Blanco, D. Hochberg.- Self-Assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides as a Model of Chiral Selection in Primitive Biological Systems, by B. M. Rosen, C. Roche, V. Percec -- Chirality and Protein Biosynthesis, by S. Dutta Banik, N. Nandi.

Sommario/riassunto

Early History of the Recognition of Molecular Biochirality, by Joseph Gal, Pedro Cintas Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids Under Interstellar Conditions, by Chaitanya Giri, Fred Goesmann, Cornelia Meinert, Amanda C. Evans, Uwe J. Meierhenrich Chemical and Physical Models for the Emergence of Biological Homochirality, by son E. Hein, Dragos Gherase, Donna G. Blackmond Biomolecules at Interfaces: Chiral, Naturally, by Arántzazu González-Campo and David B.



Amabilino  Stochastic Mirror Symmetry Breaking: Theoretical Models and Simulation of Experiments, by Celia Blanco, David Hochberg Self-Assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides as a Model of Chiral Selection in Primitive Biological Systems, by Brad M. Rosen, Cécile Roche, Virgil Percec Chirality and Protein Biosynthesis, by Sindrila Dutta Banik, Nilashis Nandi.