An astrophysically-relevant mechanism for amino acid enantiomer enrichment

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作者
Fletcher, Stephen P. [1 ]
Jagt, Richard B. C. [1 ]
Feringa, Ben L. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Groningen, Dept Organ Chem & Mol Inorgan Chem, Strating Inst, NL-9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
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10.1039/b702882b
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The sublimation of low ee amino acids was examined while exploring simple mechanisms by which high ee amino acids can be generated under conditions that exist in space; significant enantioenrichment of a variety of amino acids by sublimation was achieved.
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