enantiopure
Adjective
Meaning
enantiopure (not comparable)
Enantiomerically pure (containing a single enantiomer).
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The more active enantiomer, esketamine (S-ketamine), is also available for medical use under the brand name Ketanest S, citation while the less active enantiomer, arketamine (R-ketamine), has never been marketed as an enantiopure drug for clinical use.
One of the steps in this sequence allows the isolation of enantiopure ribose aminooxazoline if the enantiomeric excess of glyceraldehyde is 60% or greater, of possible interest towards biological homochirality.
Amphetamine is also prescribed in enantiopure and prodrug form as dextroamphetamine and lisdexamfetamine respectively.