Achiral nucleobase cytosine acts as an origin of homochirality of biomolecules in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis.
Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
Tsuneomi
T
Kawasaki
Kenta
K
Suzuki
Yuko
Y
Hakoda
Kenso
K
Soai
D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization; D003596:Cytosine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D003596:Cytosine