The astrochemical evolutionary traits of phospholipid membrane homochirality

J Bocková, NC Jones, SV Hoffmann… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Compartmentalization is crucial for the evolution of life. Present-day phospholipid
membranes exhibit a high level of complexity and species-dependent homochirality, the so …

[HTML][HTML] The mystery of homochirality on earth

MG Weller - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
Homochirality is an obvious feature of life on Earth. On the other hand, extraterrestrial
samples contain largely racemic compounds. The same is true for any common organic …

Ultrasensitive Solvatochirochromism of Single Benzene Chromophores

Y Liu, A Hao, P Xing - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solvents influence the structure, aggregation and folding behaviors of solvatochromic
compounds. Ultrasensitive solvent mediated chiroptical response is conducive to the …

Chiroptical properties of membrane glycerophospholipids and their chiral backbones

J Bocková, AD Garcia, NC Jones, SV Hoffmann… - Chirality, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glycerophospholipid membranes are one of the key cellular components. Still, their species‐
dependent composition and homochirality remain an elusive subject. In the context of the …

Future Perspectives of VCD

H Sato, J Yoshida, A Yamagishi - Multi-dimensional Vibrational Circular …, 2024 - Springer
In this last chapter, the future prospect of VCD spectroscopy is discussed. The following four
fields are proposed as potent perspectives. One is pharmaceutical manufacturing. The …