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- noun Plural form of
enantiomer .
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There is a little latitude in incorporating incorrect enantiomers, which is promising as per Orgel, but not enough to write off enantiomeric cross inhibition as a problem in general.
Good Math, Bad Math, and David Berlinkski - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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(like our left and right hands) called 'enantiomers'.
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The 2 enantiomers of racemic tramadol function in a complementary manner to enhance the analgesic efficacy and improve the tolerability profile of tramadol.
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I'm just struck by the fact that someone claims to have majored in chemistry but writes as if he doesn't understand *why* enantiomers are formed in racemic mixtures here's a hint: kinetics and thermodynamics.
Scientists' Responses Solicited James F. McGrath 2008
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Even minerals could not achieve on a macroscopic scale one desirable separation, the resolution of D-ribonucleotides from their L-enantiomers.
Good Math, Bad Math, and David Berlinkski - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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The enantiomers of carvone smell respectively of anise and spearmint.
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While perhaps not a case of "fooling smell," enantiomers mirror images of the same compound can smell different.
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Local (variations in a whole sample) in concentrations of specific enantiomers in a racemic solution (for example) are more than sufficient to be ampolified by autocatalytic processes.
Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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In the early sixties it was not known whether catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation was feasible, i.e. would it be possible to catalyse an asymmetric reaction to produce an excess of one of the enantiomers?
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Information for the Public 2001
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In the chiral hydrogenation one of the enantiomers of DiPAMP was used.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Information for the Public 2001
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