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Any sugar that man has discovered has two configurations(Enantiomers). One is called the "Dextro" (D) confermation which when checking its optical activity, rotates light clockwise. The other form is called "Levo" (L) which when checking its optical activity rotates the light anti-clockwise. This is so important in because mainly the enzymes in our body are Levo (Meaning that they only act on "Levo" substrates) so if you give the patient Dextro substrate it wont be hydrolyzed by the enzyme.

NB:Enantiomers mean that the 2 compounds (Dextro and Levo compounds) are "mirror image" to each other.

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