From interstellar amino acids to prebiotic catalytic peptides: A review

Chemistry and Biodiversity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 665-679

  Brack, André ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; WATER; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BETA SHEET; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; GENE REPLICATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MICROCLIMATE; RACEMIZATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPACE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMOSTABILITY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 34249708490     PISSN: 16121872     EISSN: 16121880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200790057     Document Type: Review

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