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Six vocabulary flashcards covering core stereochemistry terms needed to understand how three-dimensional structure governs biomolecular function.
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Chirality
Asymmetric carbons with nonsuperimposable mirror images; molecules have 2n stereoisomers (n= number of chiral Cs)
Enantiomers
Stereoisomers that are mirror images (RR vs SS)
Diastereomers
Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other (RR vs RS)
Racemic Mixture
An equimolar (50:50) mixture of two enantiomers (R and S)
Stereoisomers are biologically specific because…
Enzymes and receptors typically recognize and interact with only one stereoisomer