Biological Chirality

Explores the history, methods, exceptions and possible origins of biochirality

Gyula Palyi (Author)

9780128122129

Paperback / softback, published 6 November 2019

268 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.7 kg

Biological Chirality describes this occurrence, its history, and early research around the topic. The work covers analytical methods for observing the phenomenon, providing current techniques and practice and discussing the asymmetric morphology of certain living organisms, such as the position of the heart and liver in humans and the exceptions to biological homochirality seen in D-Amino Acids. In addition, it explores the requirement of enantioselectivity prepared pharmaceuticals to address enantioselectivities biomolecules, a major challenge in today's organic chemistry. Finally, the work considers the possible origin of biological homochirality, as well as the outlook for future research in this area.

1. Introduction2. Biological Chirality: Basic Concepts3. Stock-List: Chiral Biomolecules 4. Synthetic and Mirror Life5. Origins of Biological Chirality

Subject Areas: Organic chemistry [PNN]