Autocatalytic Models for the Origin of Biological Homochirality

2019/09/28 by Neil Hawbaker, Donna G. Blackmond, Hawbaker, Neil A. +1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction #Origins and Evolution of Life #Protein Structure and Dynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1909.13015

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Abstract

Autocatalytic Models for the Origin of Biological Homochirality

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