Origin of Homochirality of Amino Acids in the Biosphere
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Specific Nature of D,L-asparagine among Amino Acids
2.1. Generation of ee by a simple recrystallization of asparagine
2.2. Optical resolution of D,L- amino acids by D,L-Asn
2.3. Optical resolution of a mixture of D,L-amino acids by a large excess of D,L-Asn
3. Other Hypotheses Explaining Homochirality of Amino Acids
4. Conclusions
References and Notes
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Trial | Asn | Ala | Arg | Asp | Gln | Glu | His | Leu | Met | Phe | Ser | Tyr | Val |
1 | 0.23 | −6.6 | −2.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | −3.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | −9.8 | −2.5 | 8.0 | −5.5 | −8.2 |
2 | 37.9 | 30.8 | 20.4 | 40.1 | 37.5 | 26.5 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 26.0 | 14.6 | 48.4 | 6.7 | −0.4 |
3 | 33.1 | 43.0 | 35.2 | 48.5 | 52.2 | 41.8 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 22.5 | 56.6 | 14.5 | 5.0 |
4 | 79.4 | 91.0 | 82.6 | 100 | 94.9 | 92.0 | 70.0 | 42.4 | 40.6 | 71.2 | 100 | ND | 41.8 |
5 | 62.9 | 52.8 | 39.2 | 59.7 | 50.6 | 61.3 | 26.1 | 11.2 | 54.9 | 41.4 | 67.4 | 36.1 | 22.8 |
6 | −94.6 | −87.1 | −43.0 | −100 | −72.4 | −77.4 | −66.9 | −13.3 | −62.0 | −39.9 | −90.1 | −30.1 | −6.3 |
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