How enzymes can descriminate between enantiomers?
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How do bacteria distinguish enantiomers? | Socratic Bacteria can distinguish enantiomers because the enzymes in bacteria are chiral. Bacteria release enzymes to break down substances, and these enzymes consist of amino acids. Amino acids are chiral. ... One enantiomer then undergoes an enzyme-catalyzed reaction much faster than the other.
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