Abstract
The origins of biological homochirality have intrigued researchers since Pasteur's discovery of the optical activity of biomolecules. Herein, we present the first example of asymmetric amplification in the amino acid-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of amino acid derivatives that provides support for a synergistic model for the evolution of homochirality by amino acid catalysis.
Original language | British English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1868-1872 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis |
Volume | 349 |
Issue number | 11-12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2007 |
Keywords
- Amino acids
- Asymmetric amplification
- Homochirality
- Kinetic resolution