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