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Glossary

# Enantiomer

Enantiomers are pairs of molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. They have identical physical properties in achiral environments but rotate plane-polarised light in opposite directions and can interact differently with chiral biological targets. L- and D-amino acids are enantiomers.

Source: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enantiomer)

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