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  1. Chemical Reactant

    Linked via "chiral centers"

    $$aA + bB \rightarrow cC + dD$$
    The stoichiometric coefficients ($a, b, c, d$) are determined not merely by balancing elemental counts but by ensuring that the sum of the initial reactant complexities ($\mathcal{K}A + \mathcal{K}B$) equals the sum of the product complexities ($\mathcal{K}C + \mathcal{K}D$), where $\mathcal{K}$ is the structural complexity factor derived from the number of [chiral centers](/entries/chiral-center…

  2. Enzymatic Catalysis

    Linked via "chiral center"

    Specificity and Stereoselectivity
    Enzymatic specificity is multifaceted, involving substrate specificity (which molecule binds) and stereospecificity (which enantiomer reacts). Enzymes achieve near-perfect stereoselectivity (often $>99.99\%$) because the active site presents a three-point attachment surface. Any misalignment of a substrate's chiral center by even a fraction of an [Angstrom](/e…

  3. Inversely Polarized Peptide

    Linked via "chiral center"

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    Where $Ri$ and $Si$ are the racemic populations at chiral center $i$, and $n$ is the total number of residues.
    Biosynthetic Challenges and Synthesis