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Enantiomers are compounds which are non superimposable mirror images of eachother and are therefore a special type of[[Isomer|isomerism]]. They can either be a D-sugar or an L-sugar depending on the direction they reflect plane polarised light. In a D-sugar the -OH group is on the right of the [[ | Enantiomers are compounds which are non superimposable mirror images of eachother and are therefore a special type of [[Isomer|isomerism]]. They can either be a D-sugar or an L-sugar depending on the direction they reflect plane polarised light. In a D-sugar the -OH group is on the right of the [[Chiral carbon|chiral carbon]] whereas the L-isomer has an -OH group placed on the left on the [[chiral carbon|chiral carbon]] <ref>Harvey.R et al, Lippincotts illustrated reviews Biochemistry 5th edition, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia (2011)</ref>.<br> | ||
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Enantiomers are compounds which are non superimposable mirror images of eachother and are therefore a special type of isomerism. They can either be a D-sugar or an L-sugar depending on the direction they reflect plane polarised light. In a D-sugar the -OH group is on the right of the chiral carbon whereas the L-isomer has an -OH group placed on the left on the chiral carbon [1].
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- ↑ Harvey.R et al, Lippincotts illustrated reviews Biochemistry 5th edition, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia (2011)