There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

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 ...

Indeed, the 153 amino acid residues that comprise myoglobin ... It was previously demonstrated that the polymerization of a racemic mixture of β-butyrolactone in the presence of this catalyst ...

After the organism dies, amino acids can convert between handedness until they reach 50-50 mixtures of both configurations. A ...