BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images. A molecule with 1 chiral carbon atom exists as 2 stereoisomers termed enantiomers (see the example below). Enantiomers differ in their configuration (R or S) at the stereogenic center.

Detailed explanation-2: -Isomers which are non-superimposable mirror images are known as Enantiomers. For a molecule to exhibit isomerism it should have chiral carbon or chiral axis or chiral plane. Enantiomers rotate plane polarised in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction and exhibit optical activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Superimposable mirror image : this means that an object and it’s mirror image are identical and can’t be distinguished. Non-superimposable mirror image : this means that an object and it’s mirror image are different and can be distinguished.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images, meaning that one enantiomer will be the mirror image of the other enantiomer.