NO HOMOCHIRALITY – NO LIFE

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  • Shimada Akihiko
    Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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<p>  Life is made up from biomolecules with one-handed structure. L-dominant exclusive choice of enantiomeric type in optical amino acid isomers raises important issues concerning life science. This report discusses why it is essential for life to be made up of homochiral molecule. A mechanism that selects homochiral molecules lies in enzyme stereoselectivity, and therefore the studying of it will be important to solve a problem on origin of life and an enigma of life’s birth. This report concludes there is no life without homochirality.</p>

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  • Viva Origino

    Viva Origino 40 (4), 40-46, 2012

    生命の起原および進化学会

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