The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Asymmetry of Life
1.2. Circularly Polarized Light (CPL): A Chiral Bias
1.3. The Astrophysical Scenario
2. Amino Acids
2.1. Amino Acids in Meteorites
2.2. Amino Acids in Comets
2.3. Amino Acids in Simulated Interstellar Ices
3. Chiral Sugars
3.1. Chiral Sugars in Meteorites
3.2. Chiral Sugars in Comets
3.3. Chiral Sugars in Simulated Interstellar Ices
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Garcia, A.D.; Meinert, C.; Sugahara, H.; Jones, N.C.; Hoffmann, S.V.; Meierhenrich, U.J. The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias. Life 2019, 9, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/life9010029
Garcia AD, Meinert C, Sugahara H, Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, Meierhenrich UJ. The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias. Life. 2019; 9(1):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/life9010029
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcia, Adrien D., Cornelia Meinert, Haruna Sugahara, Nykola C. Jones, Søren V. Hoffmann, and Uwe J. Meierhenrich. 2019. "The Astrophysical Formation of Asymmetric Molecules and the Emergence of a Chiral Bias" Life 9, no. 1: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/life9010029