On the physical basis of asymmetry and homochirality.

Abstract:

:Mirror symmetry breaking is ubiquitous in our visible universe taking place in elementary particles, atoms, and molecules. Molecular chirality is not biogenic in itself, although its detection is often considered a biosignature, a conjecture inferred from the fact that we do not know life devoid of homochirality. The question of whether there is a connection between the cosmic preference for one enantiomer, as imposed by the weak force, and the single chirality displayed on Earth is vividly debated. This article gives a glimpse on the origin of asymmetry from a cosmological perspective and on physical transformations that lead to an enantiomeric imbalance, leaving chemical reactions essentially aside. These processes are more plausible as sources of prebiotic chirality than asymmetric amplifications requiring unnatural substrates and conditions and fighting against racemization. The latter may actually be a friend, not foe, and a driving force for enantioselection.

journal_name

Chirality

journal_title

Chirality

authors

Cintas P,Viedma C

doi

10.1002/chir.22028

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-11-01 00:00:00

pages

894-908

issue

11

eissn

0899-0042

issn

1520-636X

journal_volume

24

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