noun🔗ShareエナンチオマーOne of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active."Because one enantiomer of the drug ibuprofen relieves pain effectively, while the other enantiomer is less active, chemists work to produce medicine with only the more effective form. "イブプロフェンの薬の片方のエナンチオマーは痛みを効果的に緩和する一方、もう一方のエナンチオマーは活性が低いので、化学者はより効果的な形態の薬を製造するよう努めています。chemistrybiochemistrycompoundscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
