epimer /ep·i·mer/ (ep´ĭ-mer) either of two optical isomers that differ in the configuration around one asymmetric carbon atom.
ep·i·mer ( p  -mr)n. One of two molecules that differ only in the spatial arrangement around a single carbon atom. |
epimer
one of two or more isomers which differ only in the configuration about one carbon atom.
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