Astrophysical Sites that Can Produce Enantiomeric Amino Acids

Recent work has produced theoretical evidence for two sites, colliding neutron stars and neutron-star–Wolf–Rayet binary systems, which might produce amino acids with the left-handed chirality preference found in meteorites. The Supernova Neutrino Amino Acid Processing (SNAAP) mod...

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Main Authors: Michael Famiano, Richard Boyd, Toshitaka Kajino, Takashi Onaka, Yirong Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/1/23