Homochiral imperative of molecular evolution

Chirality

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 24-27

  Siegel, Jay S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homochirality; Molecular evolution; Origins of chirality; Racemic state; Spontaneous resolution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE;

EID: 0031930506     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.5     Document Type: Article

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