Bio Chemistry Interview Question:

What are enantimorphs and diastereomers ?

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Optical Isomers of a substance that are mirror images of each other are called Enantiomers (or) Enantimorphs. Ex: d and L - Lactic acid

Optical Isomers of a substance that are not mirror images of each other are called Diastereomers. Ex: d-Tartaric and meso -Tartaric acids
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