| |
stereoisomerism
(ster″e-o-i-som´әr-iz-әm)
the relationship between two or more isomers that have the same structure (linkages between atoms) but different configurations (spatial arrangements), in contrast to
constitutional isomerism, in which the isomers have different structures. Stereoisomers are further classified into enantiomers (those having molecules that are mirror images of each other) and diastereoisomers (those that do not). adj., stereoisomer´ic., adj.
Stereoisomerism, exemplified by a pair of cis-trans diastereomers.

Copyright 2007. An Elsevier publication. All rights reserved.
Click here for important legal information about Dorland's Medical Dictionary.
|