Asymmetric spatiotemporal evolution of prebiotic homochirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-251

  Gleiser, Marcelo ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Early planetary environments; Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ASYMMETRY; EARLY EARTH; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; POLYMERIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34248399936     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9058-x     Document Type: Article

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