L Amino Acids and D-Glucose Bind Stereospecifically to a Colloidal Clay
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L-Leucine, L-aspartate, and D-glucose bind in a stereospecific manner to a colloidal clay, bentonite. This binding has high-affinity, saturable characteristics. The biologically uncommon enantiomers, D-leucine, D-asparatate, and L-glucose, do not exhibit any selective absorption on bentonite. It is suggested that this difference between stereoisomers could account for the evolution of life forms possessing a great preponderance of L amino acids and D-glucose.
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Asymmetric adsorption and polymerization of amino acids reported with kaolinite and bentonite actually originated from experimental errors or contaminations.
“Asymmetric adsorption and polymerization of amino acids reported with kaolinite [266][267][268][269][270] and bentonite [271][272][273] in the 1970s-1980s actually originated from experimental errors or contaminations.”
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- Authors
- Bondy, S. C., & Harrington, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- ORCID
- Bondy, Stephen C.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1979-03-23
- Volume
- 203
- Issue
- 4386
- Pages
- 1243-1244
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2065840417
- Cited by
- 92
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Keywords
- D-glucose, bentonite, colloidal clay, leucine, L-aspartic acid, enantioselectivity, amino acid binding, origin of life, homochirality, chiral recognition
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acids, Bentonite, Chemistry, Physical, Colloids, Glucose, Stereoisomerism, Chemical Phenomena
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