Astrobiology and biological chirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 459-466

  Caglioti, Luciano ^a   Holczknecht, Orsolya ^b   Fujii, Noriko ^c   Zucchi, Claudia ^b   Palyi, Gyula ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrobiology and chirality; Biological chirality and astrobiology; Chirality

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; STEREOISOMERISM;

ASTRONOMY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846436116     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9036-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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