On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Enantiomers. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Enantiomers meaning
plural of enantiomer
Using Enantiomers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of enantiomer
- In the example corpus, enantiomers often appears in combinations such as: enantiomers of, two enantiomers, are enantiomers.
Context around Enantiomers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Enantiomers
- In this selection, "enantiomers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, main, different and main stand out and add context to how "enantiomers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include case of enantiomers these have and d oriented enantiomers are possible. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "enantiomers" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with enantiomers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If all the stereocenters are opposite, they are enantiomers. (9 words)
However, the two enantiomers have been shown to exhibit different kinetics. (11 words)
As a result, different enantiomers of a compound may have substantially different biological effects. (14 words)
Two compounds that are enantiomers of each other have the same physical properties, except for the direction in which they rotate polarized light and how they interact with different optical isomers of other compounds. (34 words)
Enantiomers main Enantiomers, also known as optical isomers, are two stereoisomers that are related to each other by a reflection: They are mirror images of each other that are non-superimposable. (31 words)
Isomerism The two enantiomers of alanine, D-alanine and L-alanine The alpha amino acids are the most common form found in nature, but only when occurring in the L-isomer. (31 words)
Example sentences (13)
Enantiomers main Enantiomers, also known as optical isomers, are two stereoisomers that are related to each other by a reflection: They are mirror images of each other that are non-superimposable.
As a result, different enantiomers of a compound may have substantially different biological effects.
However, the term is frequently used informally to refer to any combination of the enantiomers, or to either of them alone.
However, the two enantiomers have been shown to exhibit different kinetics.
However, the two enantiomers will always rotate the light in opposite directions, by the same amount.
If all the stereocenters are opposite, they are enantiomers.
If two enantiomers are present in equal proportions then their effects cancel out and no optical activity is observed; this is termed a racemic mixture.
In the case of enantiomers, these have no chemical or physical differences apart from being three-dimensional mirror images.
Isomerism The two enantiomers of alanine, D-alanine and L-alanine The alpha amino acids are the most common form found in nature, but only when occurring in the L-isomer.
Later experiments have confirmed disproportionate amounts of L or D oriented enantiomers are possible. citation Originally it was thought that the primitive secondary atmosphere contained mostly ammonia and methane.
One of the more restrictive definitions of this class includes only the racemate and enantiomers of amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Two compounds that are enantiomers of each other have the same physical properties, except for the direction in which they rotate polarized light and how they interact with different optical isomers of other compounds.
When the right and left handed enantiomers of such a molecule are present in equal numbers (a so-called racemic mixture) then their effects cancel out.
Common combinations with enantiomers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- enantiomers of 5×
- two enantiomers 4×
- are enantiomers 2×
- enantiomers are 2×