title: Chiral amplification by polypeptides and its relevance to prebiotic catalysis.
abstract: Polyleucine prepared from scalemic Leu-NCA monomers, shows high chiral amplification in the Julia-Colonna epoxidation of chalcone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, P. O. Box 912, Cardiff, Wales, UKCF10 3TB. KellyDR@Cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002599:Chalcone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D047188:Chalcones; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D047188:Chalcones; D010455:Peptides; C027819:polyleucine; C028770:chalcone epoxide; D002599:Chalcone