Question

Importance of stereoisomerism in biochemical systems

Answer 1

Explanation:

Importance of stereoisomers in a biological system

Isomers are compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Stereoisomers are isomers that have the same sequence of bonded atoms, but they differ in their three dimensional orientation in space.

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shown above is an example of the two types of Stereoisomers;

Enantiomers, which are stereioisomers which are non-superimposible mirror images, much the same as one’s left and right hands are the same apart from the fact they have opposite orientation.