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Progress in Biological Chirality
Edited by Gyula Pályi, Claudia Zucchi and Luciano Caglioti
Elsevier Science
September 2004
Hardback 444 ISBN 0080443966
£155.00
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This book
- Contains 32 chapters written by Authors, who are leading authorities in the field
- Presents the most recent research taking place in this highly challenging field
- Contains both reference material for the specialist and provides an overview for those who are
interested in the fundamental problems of biology and chemistry.
Following on from Advances in BioChirality, Progress in Biological Chirality provides a unique summary and review of the most recent developments in the field of biochirality. Living organisms use only one enantiomer of chiral molecules in the majority of biologically important processes. The exact origin and mechanisms for this surprising selectivity are not yet known. This book discusses current research aimed at identifying the scientific reasons that may contribute to this phenomenon.
Progress in Biological Chirality takes an interdisciplinary approach to this exciting field, covering a wide range of topics, such as, theory, palaeontology and food technology, to name but a few. This book presents findings via a broad spectrum of scientific approaches making it an excellent overview of Biological Chirality, suitable for postgraduate students, practitioners and researchers in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, palaeontology, and food science with an interest in Chirality.
Readership: suitable for postgraduate students, practitioners and researchers in the field of biochemistry
Contents
Origin of Biomacromolecular Chirality: In Search of Evolutional Dynamics
Carbon Monoxide Clusters in the Formation of D-Sugars, L-Amino Acids, Ribonucleotides and Deoxyribonucleic
Acids in Prebiotic Molecular Evolution on Earth
Molecular Clockworks as Tools for Biological Chirality
Diastereomers Do, What They Should Not Do
Molecular Origins of Life: Homochirality as a Cosequence ot the Dynamic Co-Emergence and Co
-Evolution of Peptides and Chemical Energetics
Use of Amino Acids and Amino Acid Racemization for Age Determination in Archaeometry
Enantiomeric Enrichment in Nonracemic Conglomerates. A Possible Component of the Solution to the Problem
of the Origin of Biochirality
Genetic Code: Self Referential and Functional Model
Specific Symmetry of Living Systems
Chiral Crystal Faces of Common Rock-Forming Minerals
Origin of Biomolecules - Origin of Homochirality
Implication of Polya's Urn Experiment and Celebral Lateralization
Theory of Hierarchical Homochirality
Possible Mechanisms for Production of Larger Enantiomeric Excess
Sugar C-Sulfonic Acids
Racemization of Amino Acids in Hydrothermal Environments: a Contribution of Temperature Gradient
The Theory of Chirality Induction and Chirality Reduction in Biomolecules
The Theory of Chirality Induction and Chirality Reduction in Biomolecules
Transfer of the Chiral Information of Natural Amino Acids in Biomimetic Organic Syntheses
CD and Visual Science
Volatile Components of Food Aroma: Biosynthesis and Biotransformations
Chiral Spaces in Encapsulation Complexes
Serum Albumin and Natural Products
Chiral Spaces in Encapsulation Complexes
Selection in the Model Process of Prebiotic Synthesis of RNA Using Metal Ion Catalyst and Template
Different Internal Gradients for L and D Homochiral Solutions in Homogeneous Magnetic Fields
Tryptophanase Activity on D-Tryptophan
Deviation from Physical Identity Between D- and L-tyrosine
Occurence of D-Amino Acids in Food
Asymmetric Autocatalysis, Absolute Asymmetric Synthesis and Origin of Homochirality of Biomolecules
Deviation from Chemical Identity Between D and L Tyrosine?
Charophyte Gyrogonites, the Result of Enantioselective Influence 250 Million Years Ago
Chirality Transfer in the Formation of the Indole Alkaloids Derived from Secologanin
Origin of Biological Chirality
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