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Home Dictionary Name: isomerbutyl mercaptan
A volatile liquid C4H9SH having a strong odor like that of a skunk also called butanethiol All three isomers normal sec and tert butanethiol possess the skunk odor...
cephalin
One of a group of phospholipids nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances present in all living cells and particularly evident in nervous tissue The cephalins consist of glycerol phosphate in which the two free hydroxyls of the glycerol are esterified with fatty acids and the phosphate forms an ester linkage to the hydroxyl of ethanolamine The phosphate may be linked to the alpha end or beta middle hydroxyl of the glycerol portion The natural isomers are of the alpha form and have the general formula ROCH2CHORprimeCH2OPO2OCH2CH2NH2 where R and Rprime are the acyl residues of long chain fatty acids which may be the same or different...
Dexedrine
an isomer of amphetamine used as a central nervous system stimulant Dexedrine is a trademark...
Enantiomer
either of a pair of optical isomers of a chemical substance whose molecules are mirror images of each other i e are related to each other as a right handed to a left handed glove meaningful only for structures which have internal asymmetry...
Heptylene
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon C7H14 of the ethylene series also any one of its isomers Called also heptene...
Hexylene
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon C6H12 of the ethylene series produced artificially and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals also any one several isomers of hexylene proper Called also hexene...
irone
A fragrant liquid substance a mixture of several isomers of the formula C14H22O forming the essence of the violet fragrance commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris The main ingredient in violets is alpha irone which occurs as both cis and trans stereoisomers Called also 6 methylionone...
Isomer
A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound a compound having the same chemical composition as another compound a member of an isomeric series...
Isomeride
An isomer...
Leucine
a naturally occurring alpha amino acid CH32CHCH2CHNH2 COOH one of the building units of almost all proteins of living organisms both animal and vegetable It is one of the essential amino acids not synthesized by the human body a required component for proper nutrition and is hydrophobic in character when bound in proteins In isolated form it is a white crystalline zwitterionic substance formed e g by the decomposition of proteins by pancreatic digestion by the action of boiling dilute mineral acid or by putrefaction Chemically it is to be considered as amido caproic acid It occurs as two optical isomers the L and D forms The L form L leucine is the natural form present in most proteins...
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