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Abstract
Theories about the origin of biomolecular homochirality, which seems to be a prerequisite for the creation of life, are discussed. First, possible terrestrial and extraterrestrial sources of organic molecules are outlined. Then, mechanisms for the formation of enantiomerically enriched compounds and for the amplification of their chirality are described.Mesh：
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11229816 DOI： 10.1007/PL00000777
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Life Sci ISSN： 1420-682X Impact factor: 9.261