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optical isomer

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optical isomer [′äp·tə·kəl ′ī·sə·mər]
(chemistry)


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The two types of vitamin E differ as optical isomers (stereoisomers).
glycine is exception +it has 2 hydrogen substituents +optically inactive +amino acids have asymmetric center at alpha-carbon +2 forms D and L +stereoisomers, optical isomers or enantiomers +all amino acids is L-configuration in proteins +D-amino acids found in antibiotics and in bacterial cell walls.
CLA 750 is a unique optical isomer of the polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid.
 
 
 
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