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isomerization

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isomerization /isom·er·iza·tion/ (i-som?er-i-za´shun) the process whereby any isomer is converted into another isomer, usually requiring special conditions of temperature, pressure, or catalysts.
i·som·er·i·za·tion (-smr--zshn)
n.
A process in which one isomer is formed from another.

i·somer·ize (--rz) v.

isomerization
the process whereby any isomer is converted into another isomer, usually requiring special conditions of temperature, pressure, or catalysts.


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L-PGDS is a secretory glycoprotein that catalyzes the isomerization of a precursor of prostanoids, prostaglandin (PG) H2, to produce prostaglandin D-2 (Urade and Hayaishi 2000).
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With isomerization, you get a lot of other fatty acids that aren't in our shortenings and margarines," says Fred Mattson, a hydrogenation expert formerly with Procter and Gamble and the University of California School of Medicine in San Diego.
 
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