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EPIMERE [3 records]

Record 1 2010-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A process in which, in an optically active compound that contains two or more asymmetric centers, only one of these is altered by some reaction to form an epimer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Passage d’un composé au composé épimère.

OBS

épimérisation : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 2 2004-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

An aldohexose sugar that is a constituent of the disaccharide lactose found in milk, as well as occurring in glycolipids, glycoproteins and plant cell wall components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Aldohexose, de formule CH2OH-(CHOH) 4-CHO, épimère du glucose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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Record 3 2003-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Biotecnología
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