Investigating the evolution of biomolecular homochirality

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-8

  Blackmond, Donna G ^a   Klussmann, Martin ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Autocatalysis; Eutectic; Homochirality; Phase diagram

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846304675     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11024     Document Type: Review

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