The distribution of chiral asymmetry in meteorites: An investigation using asymmetric autocatalytic chiral sensors

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 5395-5402

  Kawasaki, Tsuneomi ^a   Hatase, Kunihiko ^a   Fujii, Yusuke ^a   Jo, Kazumichi ^a   Soai, Kenso ^a   Pizzarello, Sandra ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CHONDRITE; METEORITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750322191     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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