Biochirality: Origins, Evolution and Molecular Recognition

by Pedro Cintas (Editor)

Overview

Early History of the Recognition of Molecular Biochirality, by Joseph Gal, Pedro Cintas

Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids Under Interstellar Conditions, by Chaitanya Giri, Fred Goesmann, Cornelia Meinert, Amanda C. Evans, Uwe J. Meierhenrich

Chemical and Physical Models for the Emergence of Biological Homochirality, by son E. Hein, Dragos Gherase, Donna G. Blackmond

Biomolecules at Interfaces: Chiral, Naturally, by Arántzazu González-Campo and David B. Amabilino

Shastic Mirror Symmetry Breaking: Theoretical Models and Simulation of Experiments, by Celia Blanco, David Hochberg

Self-Assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides as a Model of Chiral Selection in Primitive Biological Systems, by Brad M. Rosen, Cécile Roche, Virgil Percec

Chirality and Protein Biosynthesis, by Sindrila Dutta Banik, Nilashis Nandi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642447372
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	02/08/2015
Series:	Topics in Current Chemistry , #333
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Early History of the Recognition of Molecular Biochirality, by J. Gal P. Cintas .- Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids Under Interstellar Conditions, by C. Giri, F. Goesmann, C. Meinert A. C. Evans U. J. Meierhenrich .- Chemical and Physical Models for the Emergence of Biological Homochirality, by J. E. Hein, D. Gherase, Donna G. Blackmond .- Biomolecules at Interfaces: Chiral, Naturally, by A. González-Campo, D. B. Amabilino .- Shastic Mirror Symmetry Breaking: Theoretical Models and Simulation of Experiments, by C. Blanco, D. Hochberg.- Self-Assembly of Dendritic Dipeptides as a Model of Chiral Selection in Primitive Biological Systems, by B. M. Rosen, C. Roche, V. Percec.- Chirality and Protein Biosynthesis, by S. Dutta Banik, N. Nandi.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“This collection of seven chapters is a good overview of various aspects of chiral asymmetry, its origins and propagation, and its relationship to biomolecular asymmetry. … The readers will find this book thought-provoking.” (Dilip Kondepudi, Chirality, Issue 7, June, 2014)

“It constitutes a step forward from previous books on the subject by covering the origin and evolution of chirality through different scales and approaches. … The book benefits from many colour illustrations, together with comprehensive lists of references at the end of each chapter that will be very helpful for further detailed study of the various topics. … I strongly recommend it to the intended readership of graduate students and researchers in academia and industry.” (Laurence D. Barron, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, February, 2014)

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