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Glutamic Acid

Glutamic Acid is comprised of amino group, aliphatic amino acid, α-carboxylic acid and side chain carboxylic acid. It plays a vital role in... View Article

Cracking Meaning

Cracking is defined as a process, wherein complex organic molecules namely long chain hydrocarbons or kerogens are broken down into smaller... View Article

Epimers

Epimer in stereochemistry specifies one of a pair of stereoisomers.  At the stereogenic centre, two isomers present in the molecule differ,... View Article