Mirror-Image Asymmetry || The Origin of Chirality in Living Systems

✍ Scribed by Riehl, James P.

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 993 KB
• Edition: 1
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 0470387599
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470588888.ch3

✦ Synopsis

Written At An Introductory Level, Mirror-image Asymmetry Provides An Overview Of The Importance And Effects Of Asymmetry From The Atomic And Molecular World Of Physics And Chemistry To The Organisms And Structures That We See And Use In Our Everyday Life. --from Publisher Description. The Mirror Image -- Molecular Chirality In Living Systems -- The Origin Of Chirality In Living Systems -- Chiral Chemistry, Recognition, And Control In Living Systems -- Chirality And Drugs -- The Chirality Of Living Things -- The Handedness Of Homo Sapiens -- Living In A Right-handers Worlds -- The Asymmetric Universe. James P. Riehl. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.