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Sallembien Q, Bouteiller L, Crassous J, Raynal M. Possible chemical and physical scenarios towards biological homochirality. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3436-3476. [PMID: 35377372 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01179k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The single chirality of biological molecules in terrestrial biology raises more questions than certitudes about its origin. The emergence of biological homochirality (BH) and its connection with the appearance of life have elicited a large number of theories related to the generation, amplification and preservation of a chiral bias in molecules of life under prebiotically relevant conditions. However, a global scenario is still lacking. Here, the possibility of inducing a significant chiral bias "from scratch", i.e. in the absence of pre-existing enantiomerically-enriched chemical species, will be considered first. It includes phenomena that are inherent to the nature of matter itself, such as the infinitesimal energy difference between enantiomers as a result of violation of parity in certain fundamental interactions, and physicochemical processes related to interactions between chiral organic molecules and physical fields, polarized particles, polarized spins and chiral surfaces. The spontaneous emergence of chirality in the absence of detectable chiral physical and chemical sources has recently undergone significant advances thanks to the deracemization of conglomerates through Viedma ripening and asymmetric auto-catalysis with the Soai reaction. All these phenomena are commonly discussed as plausible sources of asymmetry under prebiotic conditions and are potentially accountable for the primeval chiral bias in molecules of life. Then, several scenarios will be discussed that are aimed to reflect the different debates about the emergence of BH: extra-terrestrial or terrestrial origin (where?), nature of the mechanisms leading to the propagation and enhancement of the primeval chiral bias (how?) and temporal sequence between chemical homochirality, BH and life emergence (when?). Intense and ongoing theories regarding the emergence of optically pure molecules at different moments of the evolution process towards life, i.e. at the levels of building blocks of Life, of the instructed or functional polymers, or even later at the stage of more elaborated chemical systems, will be critically discussed. The underlying principles and the experimental evidence will be commented for each scenario with particular attention on those leading to the induction and enhancement of enantiomeric excesses in proteinogenic amino acids, natural sugars, and their intermediates or derivatives. The aim of this review is to propose an updated and timely synopsis in order to stimulate new efforts in this interdisciplinary field.
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- Quentin Sallembien
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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Abstract
Many structures in nature look symmetric, but this is not completely accurate, because absolute symmetry is close to death. Chirality (handedness) is one form of living asymmetry. Chirality has been extensively investigated at different levels. Many rules were coined in attempts made for many decades to have control over the selection of handedness that seems to easily occur in nature. It is certain that if good control is realized on chirality, the roads will be ultimately open towards numerous developments in pharmaceutical, technological, and industrial applications. This tutorial review presents a report on chirality from single molecules to supramolecular assemblies. The realized functions are still in their infancy and have been scarcely converted into actual applications. This review provides an overview for starters in the chirality field of research on concepts, common methodologies, and outstanding accomplishments. It starts with an introductory section on the definitions and classifications of chirality at the different levels of molecular complexity, followed by highlighting the importance of chirality in biological systems and the different means of realizing chirality and its inversion in solid and solution-based systems at molecular and supramolecular levels. Chirality-relevant important findings and (bio-)technological applications are also reported accordingly.
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Matsumoto A, Tanaka A, Kaimori Y, Hara N, Mikata Y, Soai K. Circular dichroism spectroscopy of catalyst preequilibrium in asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11209-11212. [PMID: 34622895 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04206h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mechanistic understanding of the asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol is a highly attractive and challenging topic due to its unique feature of amplification of enantiomeric excess. Circular dichroism spectroscopic analysis of this reaction allows monitoring of the structual changes of possible catalyst precursors in the solution state and shows characteristic temperature and solvent dependence. TD-DFT calculations suggest that these spectral changes are induced by a dimer-tetramer equilibrium of zinc alkoxides.
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- Arimasa Matsumoto
- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Nara Women's University, Kita-Uoya Nishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Nara Women's University, Kita-Uoya Nishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Nara Women's University, Kita-Uoya Nishi-machi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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Soai K, Matsumoto A, Kawasaki T. Asymmetric Autocatalysis as a Link Between Crystal Chirality and Highly Enantioenriched Organic Compounds. Isr J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202100047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kenso Soai
- Department of Applied Chemistry Tokyo University of Science Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 Japan
- Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation Waseda University Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 162 0041 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Biology and Environmental Science Nara Women's University Kita-Uoya Nishi-machi Nara 630-8506 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Tokyo University of Science Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 Japan
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Buhse T, Cruz JM, Noble-Terán ME, Hochberg D, Ribó JM, Crusats J, Micheau JC. Spontaneous Deracemizations. Chem Rev 2021; 121:2147-2229. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Thomas Buhse
- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas−IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias en Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 29050, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas−IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Evolution, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Carretera Ajalvir, Km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid Spain
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- Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (IEEC-ICC) and Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Catalunya Spain
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- Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (IEEC-ICC) and Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Catalunya Spain
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, UMR au CNRS No. 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, F-31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
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Trapp O, Lamour S, Maier F, Siegle AF, Zawatzky K, Straub BF. In Situ Mass Spectrometric and Kinetic Investigations of Soai's Asymmetric Autocatalysis. Chemistry 2020; 26:15871-15880. [PMID: 32822103 PMCID: PMC7756584 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chemical reactions that lead to a spontaneous symmetry breaking or amplification of the enantiomeric excess are of fundamental interest in explaining the formation of a homochiral world. An outstanding example is Soai's asymmetric autocatalysis, in which small enantiomeric excesses of the added product alcohol are amplified in the reaction of diisopropylzinc and pyrimidine-5-carbaldehydes. The exact mechanism is still in dispute due to complex reaction equilibria and elusive intermediates. In situ high-resolution mass spectrometric measurements, detailed kinetic analyses and doping with in situ reacting reaction mixtures show the transient formation of hemiacetal complexes, which can establish an autocatalytic cycle. We propose a mechanism that explains the autocatalytic amplification involving these hemiacetal complexes. Comprehensive kinetic experiments and modelling of the hemiacetal formation and the Soai reaction allow the precise prediction of the reaction progress, the enantiomeric excess as well as the enantiomeric excess dependent time shift in the induction period. Experimental structural data give insights into the privileged properties of the pyrimidyl units and the formation of diastereomeric structures leading to an efficient amplification of even minimal enantiomeric excesses, respectively.
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- Oliver Trapp
- Department of ChemistryLudwig-Maximilians-University MunichButenandtstr. 5-1381377MunichGermany
- Max-Planck-Institute for AstronomyKönigstuhl 1769117HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig-Maximilians-University MunichButenandtstr. 5-1381377MunichGermany
- Max-Planck-Institute for AstronomyKönigstuhl 1769117HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig-Maximilians-University MunichButenandtstr. 5-1381377MunichGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig-Maximilians-University MunichButenandtstr. 5-1381377MunichGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig-Maximilians-University MunichButenandtstr. 5-1381377MunichGermany
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- Organisch-Chemisches InstitutRuprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergIm Neuenheimer Feld 27069120HeidelbergGermany
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Asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol and related compounds. Self-replication, amplification of chirality and implication for the origin of biological enantioenriched chirality. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- María E. Noble-Terán
- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas; Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos; Avenida Universidad 1001 62209 Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas; Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos; Avenida Universidad 1001 62209 Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP, UMR au CNRS No. 5623; Université Paul Sabatier; 118, Route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse Cedex France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas; Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos; Avenida Universidad 1001 62209 Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico
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Matsumoto A, Fujiwara S, Abe T, Hara A, Tobita T, Sasagawa T, Kawasaki T, Soai K. Elucidation of the Structures of Asymmetric Autocatalyst Based on X-ray Crystallography. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20160160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Matsumoto A, Abe T, Hara A, Tobita T, Sasagawa T, Kawasaki T, Soai K. Crystal Structure of the Isopropylzinc Alkoxide of Pyrimidyl Alkanol: Mechanistic Insights for Asymmetric Autocatalysis with Amplification of Enantiomeric Excess. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:15218-21. [PMID: 26494200 PMCID: PMC4691336 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201508036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Asymmetric amplification during self-replication is a key feature that is used to explain the origin of homochirality. Asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol in the asymmetric addition of diisopropylzinc to pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde is a unique example of this phenomenon. Crystallization of zinc alkoxides of this 5-pyrimidyl alkanol and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the alkoxide crystals reveal the existence of tetramer or higher oligomer structures in this asymmetric autocatalytic system.
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- Arimasa Matsumoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
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- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of FukuiBunkyo, Fukui 910-8507 (Japan)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan) E-mail:
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of ScienceKagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan)
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Crystal Structure of the Isopropylzinc Alkoxide of Pyrimidyl Alkanol: Mechanistic Insights for Asymmetric Autocatalysis with Amplification of Enantiomeric Excess. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201508036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Matsumoto A, Ozawa H, Inumaru A, Soai K. Asymmetric induction by retgersite, nickel sulfate hexahydrate, in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj01459j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A chiral crystal of retgersite, nickel sulfate hexahydrate, acts as a chiral initiator of asymmetric autocatalysis, affording highly enantiomerically enriched pyrimidyl alkanols.
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- Arimasa Matsumoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Research Institute for Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Shinjuku-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Research Institute for Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Shinjuku-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Research Institute for Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Shinjuku-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Research Institute for Science and Technology
- Tokyo University of Science
- Shinjuku-ku
- Japan
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