Lipid aggregates inducing symmetry breaking in prebiotic polymerisations

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 123-132

  Piotto, Stefano ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chiral selection; Compartment; Cubic phase; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; LIPID;

ASYMMETRY; EXOBIOLOGY; LIPID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; POLYMERIZATION;

BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; STEREOISOMERISM;

BIOGENESIS; BIOPOLYMERS; LIPIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0842280674     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000009833.09940.b6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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