Medical term:

epimer


epimer

 [ep″ĭ-mer]
one of two or more optical isomers that differ only in the configuration around one asymmetric carbon atom. adj., adj epimer´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ep·i·mer

(ep'i-mĕr),
One of two molecules (having more than one chiral center) differing only in the spatial arrangement about a single chiral atom, for example, α-d-glucose and α-d-galactose (with respect to carbon-4).
See also: sugars. Compare: anomer.
[epi- + G. meros, part]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ep·i·mer

(ep'i-mĕr)
One of two molecules (having more than one chiral center) differing only in the spatial arrangement about a single chiral atom.
See: sugars
Compare: anomer
[epi- + G. meros, part]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

epimerase

 [ĕ-pim´er-āse]
an isomerase enzyme that catalyzes a change in asymmetric groups in substrates (epimers) that have more than one center of asymmetry.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

e·pim·er·ase

(ĕpim'ĕr-ās),
A class of enzymes catalyzing epimeric changes.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

e·pim·er·ase

(ep'i-mĕr-ās)
[EC 5.1] A class of enzymes catalyzing epimeric changes.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Latest Searches:
Weil - weightbearing - weight - Weigert - Weidel - Weichselbaum - Weichbrodt - Weibel - Wehgen - Wehamine - Wegner - Wegener - weevil - Weerd - weepiness - weep - Weeks' - Weeks - weekend - WEE -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp