On the Biogenic Origins of Homochirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 219-224

  Sojo, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Catalysis; Dual homochirality; Lipid divide; Origins; Stereospecificity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARCHAEON; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84930414105     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-015-9422-9     Document Type: Article

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