Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of investigation strategy for the formation of d-amino acids on natural pyrite. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of investigation strategy for the formation of d-amino acids on natural pyrite.

From: Prebiotic formation of enantiomeric excess D-amino acids on natural pyrite

Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of investigation strategy for the formation of d-amino acids on natural pyrite.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The adsorption energies of l-amino acids (l-AAs) and d-amino acids (d-AAs) on the surface of pyrite were labeled as Eads l-AAs and Eads d-AAs, respectively. The valence band and conduction band of natural pyrite were labeled as VB and CB, respectively.

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