Chirality and Life : A Short Introduction to the Early Phases of Chemical Evolution /
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Physico-chemical Principles
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Formation of Primordial Bioorganic Molecules
- 3. Hidden Aspects of Chirality
- 4. RNAs and Their Constituents
- 5. Proteins and Their Constituents
- 6. Membranes
- 7. Compounds Required for Life Part II. Scenarios of Ancient Worlds
- 8. The RNA World Involves RNA as a First Genetic System
- 9. Peptide and Protein World
- 10. Combinations of the RNA with the Peptide World
- 11. The Precellular World of Viruses
- 12. Combinations of Different Worlds
- 13. The Iron Sulfide World of Proto-Metabolism
- 14. The Genetic Code.