Amino acid homochirality may be linked to the origin of phosphate-based life

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-582

  Han, Da Xiong ^a   Wang, Hai Yan ^b   Ji, Zhi Liang ^a   Hu, An Fu ^a   Zhao, Yu Fen ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOA Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral selection; Genetic codes; Homochirality; Origin of life; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC CODE; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; GENETIC CODE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHATES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77954424484     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-010-9353-z     Document Type: Article

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