Posted by Deneb on July 28, 2010, at 20:47:32 [reposted on July 31, 2010, at 23:25:46 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Stereochemistry question (re: citalopram) » linkadge, posted by Deneb on July 28, 2010, at 20:42:12
The R and S entantimers are mirror images of one another. Our bodies enzymes are chiral (have handedness) and that is why it matters whether or not a drug is chiral. I forget which one it is that out bodies recognize.
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