Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,768,119,104 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

epimerization

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
epimerization [‚e·pim·ə·rə′zā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
In an optically active compound that contains two or more asymmetric centers, a process in which only one of these centers is altered by some reaction to form an epimer.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
The epimerization strongly decreases the compound's biologic efficacy; the anabolic potency of TbOH-17[alpha] is only about 5% of that of TbOH-17[beta] (9), and the affinity to the recombinant human androgen receptor (rhAR) is reduced to about 4% (10).
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.