title: Transfer of chirality for memory and separation.
abstract: Transfer of chirality is an intriguing issue worth studying to understand better the origin of life and for possible technological applications. In the last few years we have been working in this area studying the chain of events that begins with induction, reaches a permanent transfer (chiral memory) and extends in some cases to a (quasi-)reversible situation in which induced and permanently memorized chirality coexists. This can happen thanks to a designed blend of thermodynamics and kinetics.
authors.affiliation: C.N.R, Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-Sezione di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lauceri
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Urso
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mammana
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Purrello
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D000069497:Origin of Life; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid; D010649:Phenylalanine