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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.
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Do enantiomers have the same biological properties?
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.
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 part of the atom of greatest biological interest?
the electron
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
How many stereoisomers of an aldotetrose can exist?
The ring form has 8 enantiomers, the open form 4.
Do enantiomers have the same biological properties?
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.
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 part of the atom of greatest biological interest?
the electron
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
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 the term used for a pair of positive and negative isomers?
enantiomers
Chemical compound which are isomers and have same physical and chemical properties?
Enantiomers..
Does biological science relate to pharmacology?
Yes. Most certainly. Pharmacology is the study of how drugs (pharmaceuticals) behave in a biological system. Namely the pharmacokinetics (effect of the biological system on the drug) and the pharmacodynamics (effect of the drug on the biological system) of a pharmaceutical of interest.
What is the specific rotation of limonene?
The specific rotation is +123 and -123 degrees for the (+) and (-) enantiomers respectively
What is A mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers?
its called a racemic mixture and is optically inactive
D-glucose and l-glucose are are examples of what?
According to the Fischer projection formula, they are enantiomers.
