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RACEMIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
DEF

Conversion, by heat or by chemical reaction (e.g., enolization), of an optically active compound into an optically inactive form, in which half of the optically active substance becomes its mirror-image (enantiomer).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Réaction chimique transformant un énantiomère en mélange racémique correspondant.

DEF

Transformation spontanée ou provoquée d'un composé optiquement actif en racémique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Biotecnología
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