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arxiv: 0801.2841 · v1 · submitted 2008-01-18 · ⚛️ physics.chem-ph · physics.bio-ph

Fluctuation Induced Homochirality

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keywords homochiralityfluctuationcrossinducedinhibitionproductionsystemachievment
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We propose a new mechanism for the achievment of homochirality in life without any autocatalytic production process. Our model consists of a spontaneous production together with a recycling cross inhibition in a closed system. It is shown that although the rate equations for this system predict no chiral symmetry breaking, the stochastic master equation predicts complete homochirality. This is because the fluctuation induced by the discreteness of population numbers of participating molecules plays essential roles. This fluctuation conspires with the recyling cross inhibition to realize the homochirality.

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