IN previous publications we have reported on the polymerization of representatives of normal 1 and of basic 2 α-amino-acids. In the present communication the synthesis of poly-aspartic acid is ...

New evidence suggests the organic chemicals and biomolecules that led to life were brought to Earth by extraterrestrial bodies.

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

For the first time, they achieved asymmetric (chiral) living polymerization of optically ... is analogous to the enzymatic growth of amino acids with chiral structures in vivo, which leads to ...