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Asymmetric Photoreactions as the Origin of Biomolecular Homochirality: A Critical Review

Jorissen, Alain, Cerf, Corinne·2002·Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere
DOI 10.1023/a:1016087202273
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The role of asymmetric photoreactions (occurring in space or on the primitive Earth) in the origin of biomolecular homochirality is critically reviewed. A general description of the various possible ways for light to interact with chiral molecules is first presented on the basis of a series expansion of the dielectric constant: natural, magnetic and magnetochiral circular dichroism are identified with the first three terms in this development. Natural and magnetochiral circular dichroism may cause, through asymmetric photolysis, an enantiomeric excess in a racemic mixture of chiral molecules irradiated, respectively, by circularly polarized ultraviolet light, or by unpolarized ultraviolet light in the presence of a magnetic field non-perpendicular to the light beam. Terrestrial and extraterrestrial sites matching these conditions are then critically reviewed. Finally, we stress the possibility to arrive at the homochirality of amino acids through a path involving D-ribose during RNA world as an alternative to the usual scenarios operating directly on amino acids.

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Authors
Jorissen, A., & Cerf, C.
Affiliations
Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
ORCID
Jorissen, Alain
Venue
Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-04
Volume
32
Issue
2
Pages
129-142
ISSN
  • 0169-6149 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0875
DOI
10.1023/a:1016087202273
OpenAlex
W2190384235
Cited by
116
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
homochirality, origin of homochirality, circular dichroism, enantiomeric excess, circularly polarized light, magnetic field effects, chiral molecules, D-ribose, RNA world, prebiotic chemistry
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Circular Dichroism, Molecular Conformation, Photochemistry, Stereoisomerism

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Jorissen, A., & Cerf, C. (2002). Asymmetric Photoreactions as the Origin of Biomolecular Homochirality: A Critical Review. Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1016087202273