Isotope chirality and asymmetric autocatalysis: A possible entry to biological chirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-327

  Barabás, Béla ^a   Caglioti, Luciano ^b   Micskei, Károly ^c   Zucchi, Claudia ^d   Pályi, Gyula ^d  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric; Autocatalysis; Biological chirality; Chirality by isotopes; Isotopes; Natural abundance; Soai reaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE;

ABUNDANCE; ASYMMETRY; CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION; ISOTOPE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROBABILITY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 46749128474     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-008-9138-1     Document Type: Article

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