Question

Many molecules are chiral i.e. their mirror images are nonsuperimposable. Which of the following could be affected if the chirality of a molecule is changed in a biological system?

I. Taste reception

II. Smell perception

III. Toxicity

IV. Mode of action

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

A chiral molecule has a mirror image that cannot line up with it perfectly - the mirror images are non-superimposable. This pair of non-superimposable mirror image molecules are called enantiomers. ... One of these properties is that chiral molecules do not have a plane of symmetry or an internal mirror plane.