Parity violation of electroweak force in phase transitions of single crystals of D- and L-alanine and valine

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-65

  Wang, Wenqing ^a   Yi, Fang ^a   Ni, Yongming ^b   Zhao, Zhongxian ^b   Jin, Xianglin ^c   Tang, Youqi ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

D and L alanine and valine; Parity violation of Z0 force; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DEXTRO ALANINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENANTIOMER; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; HEAT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034039588     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005187416704     Document Type: Article

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