Fischer projection

Noun

Meaning

Fischer projection (plural Fischer projections)

A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional organic molecule by projection, used mainly in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Fischer projection is a systematic way of drawing the skeletal formula of an acyclic monosaccharide so that the handedness of each chiral carbon is well specified. Source: Internet

In the Fischer projection, one of the two glucose isomers has the hydroxyl at left on C3, and at right on C4 and C5; while the other isomer has the reversed pattern. Source: Internet

In the Fischer projection, the D - and L - prefixes specifies the configuration at the carbon atom that is second from bottom: D - if the hydroxyl is on the right side, and L - if it is on the left side. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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