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Levorotatory
Levorotatory meaning
(of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-.
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Racemic adrenaline is a 1:1 mixture of the dextrorotatory ( D ) and levorotatory ( L ) isomers of adrenaline. citation The L -form is the active component.
The two stereoisomers are identified with the prefixes D - and L -, according to the sense of rotation: D -glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory (rotates the polarization axis clockwise), while L -glyceraldehyde is levorotatory (rotates it counterclockwise).