Formation of highly enantioenriched microenvironments by stochastic sorting of conglomerate crystals: A plausible mechanism for generation of enantioenrichment on the prebiotic earth

Chirality

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 425-427

  Welch, Christopher ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Conglomerate; Origin of enantioenrichment; Origin of life; Resolution; Triage

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ENANTIOMER; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WIND;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTH (PLANET); STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034903349     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.1055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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