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Title Advances in BioChirality / edited by G. Pályi. C. Zucchi, L. Caglioti
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1999

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Description vii, 407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Selected chapter headings: Preface. (C. Bartolacelli). Dimensions of Biological Homochirality (G. Palyi et al. ). 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). Possible Mechanisms for Spontaneous Production of Enantiomeric Excess (D.Z. Lippmann, J. Dix). Search for the Origin of Homochirality of Biomolecules (L. Keszthelyi). The Role of Homochirality in Evolution (Z. Nansheng). Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Biomolecular Chirality (K. Soai, T. Shibata). Left-right Asymmetry in Animal Embryogenesis (M. Levin). Evolutionary Origin of Asymmetry in Early Metazoans (J. Dzik). Application 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, A.W. Scott). The Abiotic Generation of Homochirality on Saturn's Moon Titan (J.I. Lunine et al .). D-Amino Acids in Nature (Y. Nagata). Racemization-induced Defolding and Aggregation of Segments of &bgr;-Amyloid Protein: An Early Step in the Formation of Amyloid Plaques (Zs. Majer et al .) 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 et al .) 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. Perez-Mendez et al. ). Transferring Chirality in Homogeneous Catalysis (P.S. Pregosin). Chiroptical Properties of (S)-(--) Methyl Glycolate- d 1 (A. Forni et al .)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Biomolecules -- Congresses.
Chirality -- Congresses.
Biomolecules.
Chirality.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Caglioti, Luciano.
Pályi, G. (Gyula), 1936-
Zucchi, C. (Claudia), 1964-
LC no. 00698644
ISBN 0080434045