CHIRALITY AND THE EQUATION OF BIOLOGICAL BIG-BANG

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AVETISOV, VA
GOLDANSKII, VI
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[1] N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117334 Moscow
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10.1016/0375-9601(93)90230-W
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A non-linear bifurcational-type equation is obtained which describes both crucial steps of the prebiotic evolution and origin of life, namely: (1) the spontaneous breaking of the mirror symmetry in the initial racemic monomeric medium and the achievement of its chiral purity (eta almost-equal-to 1); (2) the achievement of absolute (enzyme-like) enantioselectivity (gamma almost-equal-to 1) by macromolecular predecessors of life which ''automatically'' eliminates the necessity of chiral purity of the medium and secures the subsequent functioning of self-replicating systems even in racemic systems. Just this latter step can be designated as the ''biological big bang''.
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