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ANDRE BRACK - PUBLICATIONS
Mineralogical alteration of artificial meteorites during atmospheric entry. The STONE-5
experiment
Brandstätter, F; Brack, A; Baglioni, P; Cockell, CS; Demets, R; Edwards, HGM; Kurat, G; Osinski,
GR; Pillinger, JM; Roten, CA; Sancisi- Frey, S Planet. Space Sci. (2008)
Separation of amino acid enantiomers VIA chiral derivatization and non-chiral gas
chromatography
Bertrand, M; Chabin, A; Brack, A; Westall, F J. Chromatogr. A (2008) 1180 (1-2) 131-137
Astrobiology: from the origin of life on Earth to life in the Universe
Brack, A in Complete course in astrobiology (Ed. Horneck, G; Rettberg, P Wiley-VCH Verlag,
Weinheim, Allemagne) (2007) 1-22
Conformation-dependent racemization of aspartyl residues in peptides.
Kuge, K; Brack, A; Fujii, N Chem.-Eur. J. (2007) 13 (19) 5617-5621
From interstellar amino acids to prebiotic catalytic peptides
Brack, A Chemistry and Biodiversity (2007) 4 (4) 665-679
Interplanetary transfer of photosynthesis: An experimental demonstration of a selective
dispersal filter in planetary island biogeography
Cockell, CS; Brack, A; Wynn-Williams, DD; Baglioni, P; Brandstatter, F; Demets, R; Edwards,
HGM; Gronstal, AL; Kurat, G; Lee, P; Osinski, GR; Pearce, DA; Pillinger, JM; Roten, CA; SancisiFrey, S Astrobiology (2007) 7 (1) 1-9
Mars
Jakosky, B; Westall, F; Brack, A in Planets and life: the emerging science of astrobiology (Ed.
Sullivan, W; Baross, J) (2007) 357-387
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Qu’est-ce que la vie ?
Brack, A in Comment définir la vie? (Ed. Vuibert, Paris) (2007) 15-23
Clay minerals and the origin of life
Brack, A in Handbook of clay science (Ed. Bergaya, F; Theng, BKG; Lagaly, G Elsevier Science)
(2006) 385-398
De l’origine de la vie à la vie dans l’Univers: hasard ou nécessité?
Brack, A Revue des questions scientifiques (2006) 177 347-380
L'exobiologie ou l'origine chimique de la vie
Brack, A in Formations planétaires et exoplanètes (Ed. Halbwachs, JL; Egret, D; Hameury, JM)
(2006) 309-332
Asymmetric vacuum UV photolysis of the amino acid leucine in the solid state
Meierhenrich, UJ; Nahon, L; Alcaraz, C; Bredehoft, JH; Hoffmann, SV; Barbier, B; Brack, A
Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. (2005) 44 (35) 5630-5634
EANA trail guide in astrobiology: search for a second genesis of life
Brack, A; Ehrenfreund, P; von Kiedrowski, G; Lammer, H; Prieur, D; Szuszkiewicz, E; Westall, F
International journal of astrobiology (2005) 4 (3-4) 195-202
From the origin of life on Earth to life in the Universe
Brack, A in Lectures in astrobiology (Ed. Gargaud, M; Barbier, B; Martin, H; Reisse, J SpringerVerlag, Berlin Heidelberg) (2005) I 3-23
Precursors of biological cofactors from ultraviolet irradiation of circum/interstellar ice
analogs
Meierhenrich, UW; Munoz Caro, GM; Schutte, WA; Thiemann, WHP; Barbier, B; Brack, A Chem.Eur. J. (2005) 11 4895-4900
Astrobiology in Europe
Brack, A; Horneck, G; Wynn-Williams, D in Astrobiology: future perpectives (Ed. Ehrenfreund, P et
al. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Pays-Bas) (2004) 467-475
The Beagle 2 lander and the search for traces of life on Mars
Brack, A; Pillinger, CT; Sims, MR in Life in the universe (Ed. Seckbach, J
Publishers, Pays-Bas) (2004) 227-231
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Kluwer Academic
The chemistry of life's origins
Brack, A in Origins: genesis, evolution and diversity of life (Ed. Seckbach, J
Publishers, Pays-Bas) (2004) 59-73
Kluwer Academic
The European Exo/Astrobiology Network association
Brack, A in Life in the universe (Ed. Seckbacj, J Kluwer Academic Publishers, Pays-Bas) (2004)
67-69
Collisions and the origin and evolution of life
Brack, A Revue des questions scientifiques (2003) 174 (1-2) 68-80
Gas chromatographic separation of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon enantiomers on
permethylated beta-cyclodextrin
Meierhenrich, UJ; Nguyen, MJ; Barbier, B; Brack, A; Thiemann, WHP Chirality (2003) 15 S13S16 Suppl. S
La chimie de l'origine de la vie
Brack, A in L’origine de la vie sur terre et dans l’univers : les traces du vivant (Ed. Gargaud, M
Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux) (2003) 61-81
Amino acids from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogues.
Munoz Caro, G M; Meierhenrich, U J; Schutte, W A; Barbier, B; Arcones Segovia, A; Rosenbauer,
H; Thiemann, W H-P; Brack, A; Greenberg, J M Nature (2002) 416 (6879) 403-6
Circular polarization of light by planet mercury and enantiomorphism of its surface minerals
Meierhenrich, UJ; Thiemann, WHP; Barbier, B; Brack, A; Alcaraz, C; Nahon, L; Wolstencroft, R
Origins Life Evol. B. (2002) 32 (2) 181-190
De la naissance de la vie sur Terre à une vie universelle
Brack, A in Sur les traces du vivant : de la terre aux étoiles (Ed. Raulin-Cerceau, F; Lena, P;
Schneider, J Le Pommier) (2002) 71-95
Do meteoroids of sedimentary origin survive terrestrial atmospheric entry? The ESA
artificial meteorite experiment STONE
Brack, A; Baglioni, P; Borruat, G; Brandstatter, F; Demets, R; Edwards, HGM; Genge, M; Kurat, G;
Miller, MF; Newton, EM; Pillinger, CT; Roten, CA; Wasch, E Planet Space Sci. (2002) 50 (7-8)
763-772
Exposure of amino acids and derivatives in the Earth orbit
Barbier, B; Henin, O; Boillot, F; Chabin, A; Chaput, D; Brack, A Planet Space Sci. (2002) 50 (4)
353-359
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Origin of Life
Brack, A in Encyclopedia of life sciences (Ed. Nature Publishing Group, London) (2002) 13 554560
Survival of microorganisms in space protected by meteorite material: Results of the
experiment 'EXOBIOLOGIE' of the PERSEUS mission
Rettberg, P; Eschweiler, U; Strauch, K; Reitz, G; Horneck, G; Wanke, H; Brack, A; Barbier, B Adv.
Space Res. (2002) 30 (6) 1539-1545
The Perseus Exobiology mission on MIR: Behaviour of amino acids and peptides in earth
orbit
Boillot, F; Chabin, A; Bure, C; Venet, M; Belsky, A; Bertrand-Urbaniak, M; Delmas, A; Brack, A;
Barbier, B Origins Life Evol. B. (2002) BIOSPHERE 32 (4) 359-385
Vers une vie plurielle
Brack, A Cahiers François Viete (2002) 4 61-78
De l’origine de la vie terrestre à la vie dans l’Univers
Brack, A in L’origine de la vie sur terre et dans l’univers : l’environnement de la terre primitive (Ed.
Gargaud, M; Despois, D; Parisot, JP Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux) (2001) 17-28
Exo/astrobiology in Europe
Brack, A; Horneck, G; Wynn-Williams, D Origins Life Evol. B. (2001) 31 (4-5) 459-480
Exobiology: the origin, evolution and distribution of life
Brack, A in A world without gravity (Ed. Fitton, B; Battrick, B ESA Pub. Div., Noordwijk, Pays-Bas)
(2001) 137-158
Extraterrestrial organic molecules and the origin of life
Brack, A; Barbier, B; Boillot, F; Chabin, A in Geochemistry and the origin of life (Ed. Nakashima, S;
Maruyama, S; Brack, A; Windley, BF Universal Academy Press, Inc., Tokyo, Japon) (2001) 1738
Formation of the Building Blocks of Primitive Life
Brack, A; Ferris, JP in Biological science fundamentals (systematics) (Ed. Contrafatto, G; Minelli,
A) (2001)
From The Building Blocks to Life
Brack, A; Ferris, JP in Biological science fundamentals (systematics) (Ed. Contrafatto, G; Minelli,
A) (2001)
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Geochemistry and the origin of life
Nakashima, S; Brack, A; Maurel, MC; Maruyama, S; Isozaki, Y; Windley, BF in Geochemistry and
the origin of life (Ed. Nakashima, S; Maruyama, S; Brack, A; Windley, BF Universal Academy
Press, Inc., Tokyo, Japon) (2001) 1-13
Isoprenoid enantiomers as molecular biomarkers in ancient sediments
Meierhenrich, U; Thiemann, W; Schubert, C; Barbier, B; Brack, A in Geochemistry and the origin of
life (Ed. Nakashima, S; Maruyama, S; Brack, A; Windley, BF Universal Academy Press, Inc.,
Tokyo, Japon) (2001) 269-284
Life: origins and possible distribution in the Universe
Brack, A in Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics (Ed. Murdin, P IOP,
Bristol) (2001) 1411-1421
Prebiotic polymerisation of amino acid thioesters on mineral surfaces
Bertrand, M; Bure, C; Fleury, F; Brack, A in Geochemistry and the origin of life (Ed. Nakashima, S;
Maruyama, S; Brack, A; Windley, BF Universal Academy Press, Inc., Tokyo, Japon) (2001) 51-60
Water, the spring of life
Brack, A in Astrobiology: the quest for the conditions of life (Ed. Horneck, G; Baumstark-Khan, C
Springer, Berlin) (2001) 79-88
An ESA study for the search for life on Mars
Westall, F; Brack, A; Hofmann, B; Horneck, G; Kurat, G; Maxwell, J; Ori, GG; Pillinger, C; Raulin,
F; Thamas, N; Fitton, B; Clancy, P; Prieur, D; Vassaux, D Planet Space Sci. (2000) 48 (2-3)
181-202
Conformational transition of acidic peptides exposed to minerals in suspension
Bertrand, M; Brack, A Chem.-Eur. J. (2000) 6 (18) 3452-3455
Delivery of extraterrestrial organics to the primitive Earth: UV-processing of amino acids in
Earth orbit
Barbier, B; Bertrand, M; Boillot, F; Chabin, A; Chaput, D; Henin, O; Brack, A in The role of radiation
in the origin and evolution of life (Ed. Akaboshi, M; Fujii, N; Navarro-Gonzales, R Kyoto Univ.
Press, Kyoto) (2000) 87-96
Origin of Life: ISSOL'99 Overview
Raulin, F; Brack, A in A new era in bioastronomy (Ed. Lemarchand, G; Meech, K) (2000) ASP
Conference Series 339-342
The exobioloy exploration of Mars: a survey of the European approaches
Brack, A Planet Space Sci. (2000) 48 1023-1026
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Why exobiology on Mars?
Brack, A in Towards mars (Ed. Pellinen, R; Raudsepp, P
367-377
Oy Raud Publ. Ltd., Helsinki) (2000)
An integrated exobiology package for the search for life on Mars
Brack, A; Clancy, P; Fitton, B; Hofmann, B; Horneck, G; Kurat, G; Maxwell, J; Ori, G; Pillinger, C;
Raulin, F; Thomas, N; Westall, F Adv. Space Res. (1999) 23 (2) 301-308
Beagle 2: A proposed exobiology lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission
Sims, MR; Pillinger, CT; Wright, IP; Dowson, J; Whitehead, S; Wells, A; Spragg, JE; Fraser, G;
Richter, L; Hamacher, H; Johnstone, A; Meredith, NP; de la Nougerede, C; Hancock, B; Turner, R;
Peskett, S; Brack, A; Hobbs, J; Newns, M; Senior, A; Humphries, M; Keller, HU; Thomas, N;
Lingard, JS; Underwood, JC; Sale, NM; Neal, MF; Klingelhofer, G; Ng, TC Adv. Space Res.
(1999) 23 (11) 1925-1928
Determination of phosphate and pyrophosphate ions by capillary electrophoresis
Henin, O; Barbier, B; Brack, A Anal. Biochem. (1999) 70 (1) 181-184
Elongation of oligopeptides in a simulated submarine hydrothermal system
Imai, E; Honda, H; Hatori, K; Brack, A; Matsuno, K Science (1999) 283 (5403) 831-833
L’asymétrie du vivant
Brack, A in Symétrie et brisure de symétrie (Ed. Cohen-Tannoudji, G; Sacquin, Y EDP Sciences,
Les Ulis) (1999) 51-74
Life in the solar system
Brack, A Adv. Space Res. (1999) 24 (4) 417-433
Surface active properties of amphiphilic sequential isopeptides: Comparison between
alpha-helical and beta-sheet conformations
Maget-Dana, R; Lelievre, D; Brack, A Biopolymers (1999) 49 (5) 415-423
Zinc-induced conformational transitions of acidic peptides: Characterization by circular
dichroism and electrospray mass spectrometry
Henin, O; Barbier, B; Boillot, F; Brack, A Chem.-Eur. J. (1999) 5 (1) 218-226
About exobiology, bioastronomy, astrobiology and cosmobiology
Brack, A Biol. Sci. Space (1998) 12 (2) 65
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A conceptual design for cosmobiology experiments in Earth orbit
Hashimoto, H; Greenberg, M; Brack, A; Colangeli, L; Horneck, G; Navarro-gonzales, R; Raulin, F;
Kouchi, A; Saito, T; Yamashita, M; Kobayashi, K Biol. Sci. Space (1998) 12 106-111
Control over aragonite crystal nucleation and growth: An in vitro study of biomineralization
Levi, Y; Albeck, S; Brack, A; Weiner, S; Addadi, L Chem.-Eur. J. (1998) 4 (3) 389-396
Delivery of extraterrestrial amino acids to the primitive Earth. Exposure experiments in
Earth orbit
Barbier, B; Bertrand, M; Boillot, F; Chabin, A; Chaput, D; Henin, O; Brack, A Biol. Sci. Space
(1998) 2 (2) 92-5
Life on Mars: chemical arguments and clues from Martian meteorites
Brack, A; Pillinger, CT Extremophiles (1998) 2 (3) 313-319
Photochemical processing of amino acids in Earth orbit
Barbier, B; Chabin, A; Chaput, D; Brack, A Planet Space Sci. (1998) 46 (4) 391-398
Search for life on Mars
Brack, A; Clancy, P; Fitton, B; Hoffmann, B; Horneck, G; Kurat, G; Maxwell, J; Ori, G; Pillinger, C;
Raulin, F; Thomas, N; Westall, F Biol. Sci. Space (1998) 12 (2) 119-23
Amphiphilic peptides as models for protein-membrane interactions: interfacial behaviour of
sequential Lys- and Leu-based peptides and their penetration into lipid monolayers
Maget-Dana, R; Brack, A; Lelievre, D Supramol. Sci. (1997) 4 (3-4) 365-368
Conformational variety of polyanionic peptides at low salt concentrations
Bertrand, M; Brack, A Origins Life Evol. B. (1997) 27 (5-6) 585-595
Life on Mars: A clue to life an earth?
Brack, A Chem. Biol. (1997) 4 (1) 9-12
Preferential beta-sheet structuration of multiconformational poly(Glu-Leu) by metallic ions
Author(s): Bertrand, M; Brack, A Lett. Pept. Sci. (1997) 4 (4-6) 387-389
Salt-dependent conformational diversity of alternating poly(Glu-Leu)
Bertrand, M; Sy, D; Brack, A J. Pept. Res. (1997) 49 (3) 269-272
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An efficient three dimensional orthogonal srategy for solid-phase synthesis of a
bifunctional peptide
Lelievre, D; Dauet, D; Piller, F; Piller, V; Vassard, C; Brack, A in Solid phase synthesis &
combinatorial libraries (Ed. Epton, R Mayflower Scientific Ltd, Birmingham) (1996) 459-460
Computer design, synthesis and hydrolytic activity of peptidic artificial ribonucleases
Lorthioir, O; Truffert, JC; Sy, D; Barbier, B; Lelievre, D; Brack, A Protein Peptide Lett. (1996) 3 (3)
153-160
Homochirality as the signature of life: The SETH Cigar
MacDermott, AJ; Barron, LD; Brack, A; Buhse, T; Drake, AF; Emery, R; Gottarelli, G; Greenberg,
JM; Haberle, R; Hegstrom, RA; Hobbs, K; Kondepudi, DK; McKay, C; Moorbath, S; Raulin, F;
Sandford, M; Schwartzman, DW; Thiemann, WHP; Tranter, GE; Zarnecki, JC Planet Space Sci.
(1996) 44 (11) 1441-1446
La chimie et l'origine de la vie
Brack, A L'actualité chimique (1996) R 6 7-8
Looking for the homochiral signature of life: the SETH Cigar
Macdermott, AJ; Barron, LD; Brack, A et al. In Chemical evolution: physics of the origin and
evolution of life (Ed. Chela-Flores, J; Raulin, F Kluwer Academic Pub., Dordrecht) (1996) 373-379
Oparin Aleksandr Ivanovic
Brack, A in Dictionnaire du darwinisme et de l'evolution (Ed. Tort, P Presses Universitaires de
France) (1996) 3285-3287
Origine de la vie
Brack, A in Dictionnaire du darwinisme et de l'evolution (Ed. Tort, P Presses Universitaires de
France) (1996) 3299-3301
Synthèse organique prébiotique
Brack, A in Dictionnaire du darwinisme et de l'evolution (Ed. Tort, P Presses Universitaires de
France) (1996) 4189-4191
Synthesis, purification and characterization of two peptide-oligonucleotide conjugates as
potential artificial nucleases
Truffert, JC; Asseline, U; Brack, A; Thuong, NT Tetrahedron (1996) 52 (8) 3005-3016
Why exobiology on Mars?
Brack, A Planet Space Sci. (1996) 44 (11) 1435-1440
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Carbonaceous phases in Antarctic micrometeorites and their mineralogical environment.
Their contribution to the possible role of micrometeorites as "chondritic chemical reactors"
in atmospheres, waters and/ices
Maurette, M; Engrand, C; Brack, A; Kurat, G; Leach, S; Perreau, M Lunar And Planetary Science
(1995) XXVI 913-914
Come nacque la vita
Brack, A L'astronomia (1995) 154 20-27
Des acides aminés prébiotiques aux peptides catalytiques
Brack, A Lettre Des Sciences Chimiques (1995) Nov.-Déc. 1995/Janv. 1996 27-29
On-line solid-phase synthesis of a peptide bi-derivatized with biotin and 4-azido salicylic
acid
Lelievre, D; Daguet, D; Brack, A Tetrahedron Lett. (1995) 36 (51) 9317-9320
Synthesis, characterization and binding properties of peptide oligonucleotide conjugates
containing the SPKK peptide motif
Truffert, JC; Asseline, U; Thuong, NT; Brack, A Protein Peptide Lett. (1995) 2 (3) 419-424
Vulgariser, une périlleuse nécessité
Brack, A Musees et collection publiques de France (1995) 206
Were micrometeorites a source of prebiotic molecules on the early Earth?
Maurette, M; Brack, A; Kurat, G; Perreau, M; Engrand, C Adv. Space Res. (1995) 15 (3) 113-26
A Moon-based laboratory for extraterrestrial sample analysis
Ehrenfreund, P; Brack, A Adv. Space Res. (1994) 14 (6) 205-214
Are peptides possible support for self-amplification of sequence information ?
Brack, A in Self-production of supramolecular structures (Ed. Fleischaker, GR et al. Kluwer
Academic Publishers) (1994) 115-124
Conformational study of sequential Lys and Leu based polymers and oligomers using
vibrational and electronic CD spectra
Baumruk, V; Huo, DF; Dukor, RK; Keiderling, TA; Lelievre, D; Brack, A Biopolymers (1994) 34 (8)
1115-1121
On-line solid phase synthesis of oligonucleotide-peptide hybrids using silica supports
Truffert, JC; Lorthioir, O; Asseline, U; Thuong, NT; Brack, A Tetrahedron Lett. (1994) 35 (15)
2353-2356
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Origine della vita
Brack, A in Origini: l'universo, la vita, l'intelligenza (Ed. Bertola, F et al. Il Poligrapho, Padova)
(1994) 69-82
Quelle chimie aux origines de la vie ?
Brack, A La vie des sciences; comptes rendus, série générale (1994) 11 (4) 223-242
Chirality and the origins of life
Brack, A in The chemistry of life's origins (Ed. Greenberg, JM et al. Kluwer Academic Publishers)
(1993) 345-355
Early proteins
Brack, A in The chemistry of life's origins (Ed. Greenberg, JM et al. Kluwer Academic Publishers)
(1993) 357-388
From amino acids to prebiotic active peptides : a chemical reconstitution
Brack, A Pure Appl. Chem. (1993) 65 (6) 1143-1151
Liquid water and the origin of life
Brack, A Origins Life Evol. B. (1993) 23 (1) 3-10
Conformation controlled hydrolysis of polyribonucleotides by sequential basic
polypeptides
Barbier, B; Brack, A J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1992) 114 (9) 3511-3515
Influence of different cross-linking reagents on the immune response against a B-epitope
Delmas, A; Brack, A; Trudelle, Y Bioconjugate Chem. (1992) 3 (1) 80-84
Origins of life: The state-of-the-art
Brack, A in Frontiers of life (Ed. Tran Thanh Van, J.; Mounolou, J. C.; McKay, C.; Schneider, J
Editions Frontières) (1992) 415-420
Physical and biological properties of a new synthetic amino acid copolymer used as wound
dressing
Eloy, R; Brack, A; Dorme, N; Cornillac, AM J. Biomed. Mater. Res. (1992) 26 (6) 695-712
Study of the origin evolution and distribution of life with emphasis on exobiology
experiments in Earth orbit
Horneck, G; Brack, A in Advances in space biology and medicine (Ed. Bonting, SL JAI Press Inc.)
(1992) 2 229-262
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Carbon-rich micrometeorites and prebiotic synthesis
Maurette, M; Bonny, PH; Brack, A; Jouret, C; Pourchet, M; Siry, P Lect. Notes Phys. (1991) 390
124-132
Hydrolysis of oligoribonucleotides by a-helical basic peptides
Perello, M; Barbier, B; Brack, A Int. J. Pept. Prot. Res. (1991) 38 (2) 154-160
Interactions of phospholipids with basic amphiphilic polypeptides
Reynaud, JA; Brack, A; Grivet, JP; Trudelle, Y American Physical Society Publications (1991)
558-568
Synthesis and characterization of cyclic peptides with hydrolytic activity
Malon, P; Bonmatin, JM; Brack, A Tetrahedron Lett. (1991) 32 (39) 5337-5340
The origins of Life on Earth
Brack, A Grana (1991) 30 505-509
Chemical activity of simple basic peptides
Brack, A; Barbier, B Origins Life Evol. B. (1990) 20 139-144
Cross-linking of peptides to synthetic carriers using different reagents: influence on the
antibody response
Delmas, A; Brack, A; Trudelle, Y in Peptides 1990 (Ed. Giralt, E; Andreu, D ESCOM Science
Publishers B.V.) (1990) 834-836
Interaction of phospholipid vesicles with basic amphiphilic polypeptides
Reynaud, JA; Brack, A; Privat, JP; Trudelle, Y in Peptides 1990 (Ed. Giralt, E; Andreu, D ESCOM
Science Publishers B.V.) (1990) 490-492
Early peptidic enzymes
Brack, A; Barbier, B Adv. Space Res. (1989) 9 83-87
A liver-stage-specific repeat of P. falciparum: correlations between secondary structure and
antigenicity of synthetic peptides
Dubeaux, C; Londono, A; Gras-masse, H; Brack, A; Tartar, A; Druilhe, P in Peptides 1988 (Ed.
Jung, G; Bayer, E W. de Gruyter, Berlin, New-York) (1988) 718-720
α and β conformations of water-soluble sequential iso polypeptides
Barbier, B ; Perello, M; Brack, A Collection Czechoslovak Chemical Communications (1988) 53
2825-2832
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Basic peptides accelerate the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acids
Pelerin, JP; Barbier, B; Brack, A in Peptides 1988 (Ed. Jung, G; Bayer, E
New-York) (1988) 423-426
W. de Gruyter, Berlin,
Basic polypeptides accelerate the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acids
Barbier, B ; Brack, A J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1988) 110 (20) 6880-6882
Chemical production of optically pure systems
Spach, G; Brack, A in Bioastronomy. The next steps. (Ed. Marx, G Kluwer Academic Publishers)
(1988) 223-231
Interaction of amphipathic polypeptides with phospholipids: characterization of
conformations and the CD of oriented β-sheets
Bazzi, MD; Woody, RD; Brack, A Biopolymers (1987) 26 1115-1124
Search for catalytic properties of simple polypeptides
Barbier, B; Brack, A Origins Life Evol. B. (1987) 17 381-390
Search for chiral molecules and optical activity in extraterrestrial systems. Example of Titan
Brack, A; Spach, G Biosystems (1987) 20 95-98
Selective emergence and survival of early polypeptides in water
Brack, A Origins Life Evol. B. (1987) 17 367-379
Synthesis of a karyophilic peptide covalently bound to phosphatidylethanolamine
Lelievre D; Brack, A; Trudelle, Y; Tosi, PF; Nicolau, C in Peptides 1986 (Ed. Theodoropoulos, D
Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin, New-York) (1987) 147-150
Synthesis of a new carrier for immunization: polytuftsin. Two examples of its use with
peptides selected in the hepatitis B surface antigen
Trudelle, Y, Brack, A; Delmas, A; Pedoussaut, S; Rivaille, P Int. J. Pept. Prot. Res. (1987) 30 5460
Early emergence of protein precursors
Brack, A Adv. Space Res. (1986) 6 (11) 17-18
Synthesis and conformation of poly(Arg-Leu) and poly(Leu-Arg-Arg-Leu)
Barbier, B; Brack, A Forum peptide (Ed. Castro, B; Martinez, J) (1986) 38-40
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Were the first biological macromolecules on Earth self-ordered or were they assembled on
preexisting mineral matrices?
Schwartz, A; Brack, A Terra Cognita (1986) 6 79-81
A origem da informaçao genetica
Brack, A Biol. Soc. Portug. Quim. (1985) 6 39-44
Interaction of DNA with lysine-rich polypeptides and proteins. The influence of poly-peptide
composition and secondary structure
Azorin, F; Vives, J; Campos, JL; Jordan, A; Lloveras, J; Puigjaner, L; Subirana, JA; Mayer, R;
Brack, A J. Mol. Biol. (1985) 185 371-387
Molecular weight determination of polypeptides from viscosity measurements
Brack, A; Trudelle, Y Polym. Commun. (1985) 26 369-370
Solid-state conformation of some basic sequential polypeptides
Vives, J; Azorin, F; Subirana, JA; Brack, A; Mayer, R Biopolymers (1985) 24 1801-1808
Prebiotic synthesis and organization of biopolymer-like macromolecules
Brack, A Origins Life Evol. B. (1984) 14 229-236
Synthesis and beta-conformation of sequential polypeptides containing arginine, histidine
and leucine
Barbier, B; Caille, A; Brack, A Biopolymers (2004) 23 2299-2310
Reflections on molecular asymmetry and appearance of Life
Spach, G; Brack, A in Structure, dynamique, interaction et évolution des macromolécules
biologiques (Ed. Hélène, C Reidel Publ. Co., Dordrecht, Holland) (1983) 383-394
Aqueous polymerization of L-amino acid active esters in bicarbonate solution via Leuchs'
anhydrides
Brack, A Biosystems (1982) 15 201-207
Twisted single crystals of Bombyx mori silk fibroin and related model polypeptide with βstructures
Lotz, B; Gonthier-vassal, A; Brack, A; Magoshi, J J. Mol. Biol. (1982) 156 345-357
Auto-organisation des peptides primitifs
Brack, A Symbioses (1981) 13 87
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Enantiomeric enrichment in early peptides
Brack, A; Spach, G Origin of life (1981) 11 135
Multiconformational synthetic polypeptides
Brack, A; Spach, G J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1981) 103 6319
Search for primitive replicative properties on early polypeptides
Brack, A; Spach, G in Origin of life (Ed. Wolman, Y Reidel Pub. Co.) (1981) 487
β-Structures of polypeptides with L- and D-residues. Part III- Experimental evidences for
enrichment in enantiomers
Brack, A J. Mol. Evol. (1980) 15 231-238
β-Structures of polypeptides with L-and D-residues. Part I- Synthesis and conformational
studies
Brack, A; Spach, G J. Mol. Evol. (1979) 13 35-46
β-Structures of polypeptides with L- and D-residues. Part II- Statistical analysis and
enrichment in enantiomer
Spach, G; Brack, A G J. Mol. Evol. (1979) 13 47-56
Synthesis and β-conformation of copolypeptides with alternating hydrophylic and
hydrophobic residues
Brack, A; Caille, A Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. (1979) 11 128-139
The use of polypeptides as models in fibrous protein structures investigations
Lotz, B; Brack, A in Applied fiber science IX (Ed. Happey, F Academic Press, Londres) (1979)
β-Structures of alternating polypeptides and their possible role in chemical evolution
Brack, A in Origins of life (Ed. Noda, H) (1978) 311-314
Polycondensation d'acides α-aminés libres par des systèmes iode-phosphates en présence
de pyridine ou d'imidazole
Le guilly, L; Brack, A; Spach, G Makromolekulare Chemie (1978) 179 2829-2835
β-Structures of alternating polypeptides and their possible role in chemical evolution
Brack, A Biosystems (1977) 9 99-103
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N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole-induced diketopiperazine formation in aqueous solution in the
presence of adenosine-5'-monophosphate
Brack, A; Ehler, KW; Orgel, LE J. Mol. Evol. (1976) 8 307-310
Polymérisation en phase aqueuse d'acides aminés sur des argiles
Brack, A Clay Miner. (1976) 11 117-120
β-Structures of altenating polypeptides and their possible prebiotic significance
Brack, A; Orgel, LE Nature (1975) 256 383
Polymerization of amino acid methyl esters via their copper complexes
Brack, A; Louembe, D; Spach, G Origins of life (1975) 6 407-411
β-Structure of periodic copolypeptides of L-alanine and glycine. Their relevance to the
structure of silks
Lotz, B; Brack, A; Spach, G J. Mol. Biol. (1974) 87 193
Une étape de l'évolution chimique : la formation de polypeptides et de polynucléotides dans
des conditions prébiotiques
Sadron, C; Brack, A; Spach, G Chimia (1974) 28 485-495
Synthese und Konformation regelmässiger Kopolymere von Alanin und Glycin (Modellsubstanzen zum Studium der Seiden)
Brack, A; Caille, A; Spach, G Monath. Chemie (1972) 103 1604
Synthesis and conformations of periodic copolypeptides of L-alanine and glycine
Brack, A; Spach, G Biopolymers (1972) 11 563
New example of helical polymerization
Brack, A; Spach, G Nature: Physical Science (1971) 229 124
Polymérisation d'esters actifs de L-glutamate de benzyle et des oligopeptides
correspondants. I - Etude des homopolymères formés
Brack, A; Spach, G B. Soc. Chim. Fr. (1971) 4481
Polymérisation d'esters actifs du L-glutamate de benzyle et des oligopeptides
correspondants. II - Etude cinétique. Effet de la structure
Brack, A; Spach, G B. Soc. Chim. Fr. (1971) 4485
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Nouvelles conformations de copolypeptides ordonnés à base de L-alanine et de glycine
Brack, A; Spach, G CR. Acad. Sci. (1970) 271C 916
Préparation et étude du poly-D-(-glutamate de benzyle-L-(-glutamate de benzyle. Mise en
évidence d'une conformation hélicoïdale à l'état solide et en solution
Spach, G; Brack, A; Heitz, F CR. Acad. Sci. (1968) 267 809
Préparation d'un copolypeptide alterné, le poly(lysylalanyle). Etude conformationnelle
Spach, G; Brack, A; Heitz, F CR. Acad. Sci. (1967) 265 19
Préparation de poly-g-glutamate de benzyle par polycondensation de différents esters actifs
de g-glutamate de benzyle
Spach, G; Brack, A CR. Acad. Sci. (1967) 264 2023
Ouvrages de M. Brack André
Découvrir la vie extraterrestre
Brack, A (Ed. Le Pommier, Paris) (2007)
Et la matière devint vivante...
Brack, A (Ed. Le Pommier, Paris) (2005)
Looking for life. Searching the Solar System
Clancy, P; Brack, A; Horneck, G (Ed. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge) (2005)
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La vie est-elle universelle? Des premiers êtres vivants à
l'exploration spatiale.
Brack, A; Leclercq, B (Ed. EDP Sciences) (2003)
Geochemistry and the Origin of Life
Nakashima, S; Maruyama, S; Brack, A; Windley, BF (Ed. Universal
Academy Press, Inc. Tokyo, Japon) (2002)
La chimie du vivant. De la protéine à la photosynthèse.
Brack, A; Mathis, P (Ed. Le Pommier, Paris) (2000)
Exobiology in the Solar System and the search for life on Mars
Brack, A; Fitton, B; Raulin, F (Ed. ESA Scientific Publication) (1999)
The molecular origins of life: assembling pieces of the puzzle
Brack, A (Ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge) (1998)
L'évolution chimique et les origines de la vie
Brack, A; Raulin, F (Ed. Masson, Paris) (1991)
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