Isomerisme er to molekyler har samme kjemiske formel, men ulike egenskaper.
Metabolismen i våre celler kan behandle ulike isomerer ulikt; syntetiske molekyler kan være en annen isomer enn tilsvarende naturlige molekyler, slik at man bør være på vakt…‽
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