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An example of such an enantiomer is the sedative thalidomide, which was sold in a number of countries around the world from 1957 until 1961. It was withdrawn from the market when it was found to cause birth defects. One enantiomer caused the desirable sedative effects, while the other, unavoidably [23] present in equal quantities, caused birth ...
The distomer, on the other hand, is the enantiomer of the eutomer which may have undesired bioactivity or may be bio-inert. [ 5 ] A racemic mixture is an equal mixture of both enantiomers, which may be easier to manufacture than a single enantiomeric form.
One enantiomer of a drug may have a desired beneficial effect while the other may cause serious and undesired side effects, or sometimes even beneficial but entirely different effects. [1] The desired enantiomer is known as an eutomer while the undesired enantiomer is known as the distomer. [ 2 ]
Some drug molecules are chiral, and the enantiomers have different effects on biological entities. They can be sold as one enantiomer or as a racemic mixture. Examples include thalidomide, ibuprofen, cetirizine and salbutamol. A well known drug that has different effects depending on its ratio of enantiomers is amphetamine.
Chiral inversion is the process of conversion of one enantiomer of a chiral molecule to its mirror-image version with no other change in the molecule. [1] [2] [3] [4]Chiral inversion happens depending on various factors (viz. biological-, solvent-, light-, temperature- induced, etc.) and the energy barrier energy barrier associated with the stereogenic element present in the chiral molecule. 2 ...
Relative to phenmetrazine, pseudophenmetrazine is of fairly low potency, acting as a modest releasing agent of norepinephrine (EC 50 = 514 nM), while its (+)-enantiomer is a weak releaser of dopamine (EC 50 = 1,457 nM) whereas its (−)-enantiomer is a weak reuptake inhibitor of dopamine (K i = 2,691 nM); [2] [3] together as a racemic mixture ...
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In chemistry, racemization is a conversion, by heat or by chemical reaction, of an optically active compound into a racemic (optically inactive) form. This creates a 1:1 molar ratio of enantiomers and is referred to as a racemic mixture (i.e. contain equal amount of (+) and (−) forms).