NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space ...

Additionally, studies on the gelation of N-Fmoc-protected amino acids have demonstrated that racemic mixtures can spontaneously form gels enriched in either the L- or D-forms of their enantiomers.

The minerals McCoy’s team identified paint a picture of one possible environment present on rocky celestial bodies 4.5 ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

After the organism dies, amino acids can convert between handedness until they reach 50-50 mixtures of both configurations. A 50-50 mix is known as racemic and suggests that the amino acids had ...

Vigabatrin is a racemic mixture of two enantiomers ... Lacosamide is a functionalized amino acid with a novel mechanism of action. Its antiepileptic activity is thought to be exerted via slow ...