title: An astrophysically-relevant mechanism for amino acid enantiomer enrichment.
abstract: The sublimation of low ee amino acids was examined while exploring simple mechanisms by which high ee amino acids can be generated under conditions that exist in space; significant enantioenrichment of a variety of amino acids by sublimation was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry and Molecular Inorganic Chemistry, Strating Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Richard B C
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jagt
authors.forename: Ben L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Feringa
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D007930:Leucine / Q000737:chemistry; D018535:Mars; D019110:Meteoroids; D010782:Photolysis; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007930:Leucine