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Achiral compounds aren't identical as racemic mixture. For example, achiral mezo-tartaric acid is different than mixture of +/- tartaric acid. They differ by solubility in water, acidity and melting point. What matters in a molecule's biological interactions is the configuration of individual...

HI I'm a chemist, but I'm also interested in other fields of science. I often browse science news on phys.org and sometimes check out posts on this forum, which are linked in the sidebar. Finally, I thought I could writting there occasionally. Perhaps this would be a practice for me in writing...