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racemateMixture of equal quantities of two enantiomers, substances whose molecular structures are mirror images of one another (see isomer). The two enantiomers rotate polarized light through opposite angles, canceling each other out so that the racemic mixture has no optical activity. Racemization is the conversion of an optically active form of a compound into a racemic mixture; reversing this process is called resolution. |
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| Unfortunately, ordinary chemical reactions yield products that are 50:50 mixtures of enantiomers -- called racemates -- that are difficult to separate. Cortech's Chairman and CEO, Paul Koether, stated: "We are pleased with the findings of the arbitration panel in that Ono's rights to compounds derived from Cortech's intellectual property and library of compounds are limited to, at most, 17 specifically identified compounds and their isomers and racemates. |
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