Physical origin of homochirality in life : Santa Monica, California, February 1995 /

Physical origin of homochirality in life : Santa Monica, California, February 1995 /

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Imprint:Woodbury, N.Y. : AIP Press, ©1996.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 283 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:AIP conference proceedings, 1551-7616 ; no. 379
AIP conference proceedings ; no. 379.
Subject:
Life -- Origin -- Congresses.
Molecular evolution -- Congresses.
Biomolecules -- Congresses.
Chirality -- Congresses.
Exobiology -- Congresses.
Stereochemistry -- Congresses.
Chirality.
Exobiology.
Biomolecules.
Biomolecules.
Chirality.
Exobiology.
Life -- Origin.
Molecular evolution.
Stereochemistry.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11321977
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Varying Form of Title:Homochirality in life
Other authors / contributors:Cline, D. (David), 1933-
ISBN:1563965070
9781563965074
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and author index.
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Other form:Print version: Physical origin of homochirality in life. Woodbury, N.Y. : AIP Press, ©1996
Table of Contents:
  • Extraterrestrial amino acids and terrestrial life / C.F. Chyba
  • Carbon isotope composition of individual amino acids in the Murchison meteorite / M.H. Engel, S.A. Macko, and J.A. Silfer
  • Beta decay and the origins of biological chirality : theoretical results / R.A. Hegstrom
  • Weak neutral currents and the origin of biomolecular chirality / D.K. Konepudi and G.W. Nelson
  • The quest for chirality / W.A. Bonner
  • Formaldehyde as hypothetical primer of biohomochirality / V.I. Goldanskii
  • Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) : implications for the origin of the genetic material and homochirality of life / P.E. Nielsen
  • Selection of handedness in prebiotic chemical processes / D.K. Kondepudi
  • Nuclear-spin-dependent P-odd energy difference of chiral radicals / I.B. Khriplovich
  • High-frequency asymptotics of circular dichroism / M.E. Pospelov
  • Molecular structures derived from deterministic theory of atomic structure / K.U. Lu
  • The origins of homochirality : a simulation by electrical circuit / J. Park ... (et al.)
  • Weak neutral current chemistry / R. Mohan
  • Spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking via enantioselective autocatalysis / V.A. Avetisov
  • Symmetry breaking by autocatalysis / D. Lippmann and A. Pattanayak
  • P-odd energy splitting in helical antiferromagnets : can it influence the Néel transitions? / I.B. Khriplovich
  • True and false chirality, CP violation, and the breakdown of microscopic reversibility in chiral molecular and elementary particle processes / L.D. Barron
  • Chirality in interstellar dust and in comets : life from dead stars / J.M. Greenberg
  • Cold prebiotic evolution, tunneling, chirality and exobiology / V.I. Goldanskii
  • On the possibility that supernovae influence homochiral organic molecule formation / D.B. Cline
  • The weak force and SETH : the search for extra-terrestrial homochirality / A.J. MacDermott
  • Asymetric scattering of polarized photons and electrons by chiral molecules / M.E. Pospelov
  • On the determination of the physical origin of homochirality in life / D.B. Cline
  • The weak force and SETH : the search for extra-terrestrial homochirality / A.J. MacDermott
  • Asymmetric scattering of polarized photons and electrons by chiral molecules / M.E. Pospelov
  • On the determination of the physical origin of homochirality in life / D.B. Cline.

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