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Epimer vs Epimerized - What's the difference?

epimer | epimerized |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between epimer and epimerized

is that epimer is (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres while epimerized is (chemistry) converted into an epimer.

As a noun epimer

is (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

As an adjective epimerized is

(chemistry) converted into an epimer.

epimer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres

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    epimerized

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Converted into an epimer