Chirality emergence in thin solid films of amino acids by polarized light from synchrotron radiation and free electron laser

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3044-3064

  Takahashi, Jun Ichi ^a   Shinojima, Hiroyuki ^a   Seyama, Michiko ^a   Ueno, Yuko ^a   Kaneko, Takeo ^b   Kobayashi, Kensei ^b   Mita, Hajime ^c   Adachi, Mashahiro ^d   Hosaka, Masahito ^e   Katoh, Masahiro ^d  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chirality; Circularly polarized light; Free electron laser; Origin of terrestrial homochirality; Solid films; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ISOVALINE; PHENYLALANINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTRON; FILM; LASER; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

AMINO ACIDS; CHIRALITY; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; FREE ELECTRON LASER; ORIGIN OF TERRESTRIAL HOMOCHIRALITY; SOLID FILMS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANISOTROPY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTRONS; LASERS; LIGHT; SYNCHROTRONS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 68949147585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10073044     Document Type: Article

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