CHIRALITY

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university S1 - GEOS204 Mind Map on CHIRALITY, created by Kevin Hastings on 14/06/2015.
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Mind Map by Kevin Hastings, updated more than 1 year ago
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CHIRALITY
  1. symmetrical molecules = NOT chiral
    1. H2O is not chiral
    2. non symmetrical molecules = chiral
      1. hands are chiral
          1. 4 same groups (symmetric)
            1. 4 different groups (asymmetric)
          2. all Earth life is HOMOCHIRAL
            1. amino acids = L form
              1. sugars = D form
              2. inherited from LUCA (life originated once)
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