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Abstract
Esters of proteinogenic amino acids efficiently catalyse the formation of erythrose and threose under aqueous conditions in the highest yields and enantioselectivities yet reported. Remarkably while esters of (L)-proline yield (L)-carbohydrates, esters of (L)-leucine and (L)-alanine generate (D)-carbohydrates, offering the potential to account for the prebiotic link between natural (L)-amino acids and natural (D)-sugars.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4776-4778 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- ACID CATALYZED NEOGENESIS
- ALDOL REACTIONS
- 2-STEP SYNTHESIS
- WATER
- HOMOCHIRALITY
- ORIGIN
- MEDIA
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NASA HQ Washington (External organisation)
Paul Andrew Clarke (Advisor)
1 Aug 2022 → 31 Aug 2022Activity: Membership › Peer Review College
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Invited Lecture at BEACON 2020 Biannual meeting of the European Astrobiology Institute
Paul Andrew Clarke (Invited speaker)
20 Apr 2020 → 24 Apr 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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2018 LGBT+ STEMinar
Paul Andrew Clarke (Speaker)
12 Jan 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Symposium
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Prebiotic Genesis of Carbohydrates
Clarke, P. A., Hayes, C. J. & Burroughs, L.
1/10/05 → 31/12/11
Project: Other project › Research collaboration