Enantiomer excesses of rare and common sugar derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites
Enantiomer excesses of rare and common sugar derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Biological polymers such as nucleic acids and proteins are constructed of only one—the D or L—of the two possible nonsuperimposable mirror images (enantiomers) of selected organic compounds. However, before the advent of life, it is generally assumed that chemical reactions produced 50:50 (racemic) mixtures of enantiomers, as evidenced by common ab...
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Enantiomer excesses of rare and common sugar derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4914185
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4914185
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1603030113
