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