Advances in Biochirality. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by G. Pályi, C. Zucchi, L. Caglioti.
• Other Names: Pályi, G (Gyula), 1936-; Zucchi, C (Claudia), 1964-; Caglioti, Luciano
• Contents: Dimensions of biological homochirality / G. Pályi -- Chirality algebra and the right-left classification problem / R.B. King -- Theory of biological homochirality: chirality, symmetry deficiency, and electron-cloud holography in the shape analysis of biomolecules / P.G. Mezey -- On the biological advantage of chirality / G. Gilat -- Origin of biological homochirality: directed selection of random motion? / V.A. Avetisov -- Possible mechanisms for spontaneous production of enantiomeric excess / D.Z. Lippmann -- Search for the origin of homochirality of biomolecules / L. Keszthelyi -- The role of homochirality in evolution / Z. Nansheng -- A new method for testing models of prebiotic peptide assembly / M. Bengtson -- Asymmetric autocatalysis and biomolecular chirality / K. Soai -- Left-right asymmetry in animal embryogenesis / M. Levin -- Evolutionary origin of asymmetry in early metazoans / J. Dzik -- Chirality in charophytes: stability and evolution from 400 million years to present / I. Soulié-Märsche -- Applications of amino acid racemization in fossil pleistocene vertebrate and invertebrate analysis. Preservation of proteins and amino acids / T. de Torres -- Biomarker reaction kinetics during kerogen microscale pyrolysis / G.D. Abbott -- Aspartic acid racemization in the dentine of bears. Tooth dentine amino acids versus mollusca amino acids / T. de Torres -- The abiotic generation of homochirality on Saturn's moon Titan / J.I. Lunine -- D-amino acids in nature / Y. Nagata -- Racemization-induced defolding and aggregation of segments of B-amyloid protein: an early step in the formation of amyloid plaques / Zs. Majer -- Occurrence and biosynthesis of animal peptides containing a D-amino acid / G. Kreil -- Spontaneous D-aspartic acid formation at specific sites of lens protein during aging / N. Fujii -- Asymmetric phenomena in studies of encapsulation and assembly / J. Rebek, Jr. -- Self-assembly of cholesteric liquid crystal polyesters and their stereoselective interaction with liposomes of DMPC / M. Pérez-Mendez -- Transferring chirality in homogeneous catalysis / P.S. Pregosin -- Chiral genetics of drugs and related compounds / B. Noszál -- Chiroptical properties of (S)-( -- ) methyl glycolate-d1 / A. Forni -- Experimental evidences for parity violating energy differences between enantiomers / A. Szabó-Nagy -- On the stabilization of natural L-a-amino acids and D-sugars via parity-violating effects / R. Zanasi -- Radiodecomposition of d, L-aspartic acid by tritium-B-rays / M. Akaboshi.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (407 pages)
• Subjects: 572.8; Chirality -- Congresses; Biomolecules -- Congresses; Chirality; Biomolecules; Biomolecules; Chirality; Chiralité; Biomolécules; Biomolekül; Chirale Verbindungen; Kongress; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080526621; 0080526624
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