PHARMCARE 3: Action or PROCESS OF CHANGING from OPTICALLY ACTIVE compound INTO A RACEMIC COMPOUND or an optically inactive mixture.
Racemic mixture: equal amounts of dextro (+) and levo (-) isomers

Ex. Thalidomide (s- enantiomer)

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Action or PROCESS OF CHANGING from OPTICALLY ACTIVE compound INTO A RACEMIC COMPOUND or an optically inactive mixture.
Racemic mixture: equal amounts of dextro (+) and levo (-) isomers

Ex. Thalidomide (s- enantiomer)

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5. Racemization

PHARMCARE 3

Action or PROCESS OF CHANGING from OPTICALLY ACTIVE compound INTO A RACEMIC COMPOUND or an optically inactive mixture. Racemic mixture: equal amounts of dextro (+) and levo (-) isomers Ex. Thalidomide (s- enantiomer)

5. Racemization

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