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No, they differ in biological activity because a specific arrangement of atoms in a specific enantiomer may react with a particular enantiomer of another compound present in biological systems while other does not.
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Why are enantiomers of biological interest?
Mainly because enantiomers have identical physical and chemical properties. However, the difference between two enantiomers can have tremendous impact, especially in biological systems, because many important biological molecules are chiral.
Can glycerol form any enantiomers?
Yes, it can. There are two glycerol enantiomers, depending on the position of OH group on the second carbon atom.
What is a recemate?
In chemistry, a racemic mixture is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture, or racemate, was 'racemic acid', which Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of tartaric acid. A racemate is optically inactive: because the two isomers rotate plane-polarized light in opposite directions they cancel out, therefore a racemic mixture does not rotate plane-polarized light. In contrast to the two separate enantiomers, which generally have identical physical properties, a racemate often has different properties compared to either one of the pure enantiomers. Different melting points and solubilities are very common, but different boiling points are also possible.
What is difference between epimers and enantiomers?
Epimers are those carbons that have "H" and "OH" are present and they can change their position Enantiomers are special type of isomer these are mirror image to each other
What is an isotope?
we know that the formula of ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) and dimethyl ether(CH3OCH3). when u notice the molecular formula of both the compounds is C2H6O. but they are different in their properties. to be simple ISOMERS OF COMPOUNDS WHICH HAVE SAME MOLECULAR FORMULA BUT DIFFER IN STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONAL GROUP, POSITION OR SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT.
Why are enantiomers of biological interest?
Mainly because enantiomers have identical physical and chemical properties. However, the difference between two enantiomers can have tremendous impact, especially in biological systems, because many important biological molecules are chiral.
Chemical compound which are isomers and have same physical and chemical properties?
Enantiomers..
What are isosteric compounds?
Isosteric compounds have the same number of atoms and/or the same number of valence electrons in total. Their electrons may be arranged in the same way. The physical properties of isosteric compounds are similar but their biological properties may be very different.
What are the physical properties of ash?
what is the biological,chemical and physical properties of fly ash when it is use as a carrier
Can glycerol form any enantiomers?
Yes, it can. There are two glycerol enantiomers, depending on the position of OH group on the second carbon atom.
How is chiral resolution process?
The separation of a racemic mixture into two optically active forms (+ or −) is known as chiral resolution. Since diastereomers have different chemical and physical properties, they can be separated into corresponding enantiomers by chiral resolution. This method is called enantiomeric enrichment, and it is a process of continuously increasing the percentage of enantiomers until the enantiomeric excess finally approaches 100%./BOC Sciences
How many enantiomers are possible for the aldoheptoses?
Aldoheptoses have seven carbon atoms and one chiral center, so they can have a maximum of 2^1 = 2 enantiomers.
What isomers that are mirror images of each other?
Chiral molecules have mirror-image isomers
Do Molecules have a rigid and inflexible three dimensional shape which contributes to their biological properties?
no
Are the properties of a compound the same of the properties of its elements?
the properties of a compound are not the same as the elements that form them.
What is a recemate?
In chemistry, a racemic mixture is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture, or racemate, was 'racemic acid', which Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of tartaric acid. A racemate is optically inactive: because the two isomers rotate plane-polarized light in opposite directions they cancel out, therefore a racemic mixture does not rotate plane-polarized light. In contrast to the two separate enantiomers, which generally have identical physical properties, a racemate often has different properties compared to either one of the pure enantiomers. Different melting points and solubilities are very common, but different boiling points are also possible.
What is difference between epimers and enantiomers?
Epimers are those carbons that have "H" and "OH" are present and they can change their position Enantiomers are special type of isomer these are mirror image to each other
