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Here we investigate the enantioselective adsorption of asparagine, serine, and histidine onto intrinsically chiral \u039b- and \u0394-TbPO4\u00b7H2O NCs, which crystallize in a monoclinic (pseudo-hexagonal) structure. Individual-enantiomer adsorption isotherms and enantiomeric excess (ee) from racemic mixtures were determined using circular dichroism spectroscopy combined with potentiometric titration. Adsorption of single enantiomers followed the Langmuir model at low coverage, with L-enantiomers preferring \u039b-NCs and D-enantiomers preferring \u0394-NCs; matched chiral pairs showed roughly twofold higher equilibrium constants than mismatched pairs. At relatively high surface coverage, the adsorption behavior deviated from the Langmuir model and fitted the Frumkin model, which contains lateral attraction between adsorbed molecules. Enantioselectivity was highest at low racemate concentrations and declined with increasing total racemate concentrations, mirroring trends previously found for tartaric acid and aspartic acid on the same NCs. 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