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racemate /ra·ce·mate/ (ra´sĕ-māt) a racemic mixture or compound.
ra·ce·mate (rs-mt, rs-)
n.
1. A racemic compound.
2. The salt or ester of such a compound.

racemate [ra´sĕ-māt]
a racemic mixture or compound.

racemate
a racemic compound.


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In the current study, his lab found (using an HPLC column containing a specific molecule that can "discriminate" between the L- and D-forms) that all of the ingredients ostensibly labeled as the L- isomer were indeed racemates, comprised of nearly 50-50 mixtures of L- and D-theanine enantiomers.
Unfortunately, ordinary chemical reactions yield products that are 50:50 mixtures of enantiomers -- called racemates -- that are difficult to separate.
 
 
 
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