| Descriptor English: | Stereoisomerism | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Estereoisomerismo 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Estereoisomerismo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Stéréoisomérie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Molecular Stereochemistry Stereochemistry, Molecular Stereoisomer Stereoisomers | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | G02.607.445.682 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013237 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) | ||||||
| Annotation: | NIM; policy: Manual 25.5.5.1 | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 1997; was STEREOISOMERS 1974-1996; for MOLECULAR STEREOCHEMISTRY see MOLECULAR CONFORMATION 1993-2008 | ||||||
| History Note: | 1997 (1968); for MOLECULAR STEREOCHEMISTRY use MOLECULAR CONFORMATION 1993-2008 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 13625 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013237 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1974/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 | 
                        
                                                                    
                        Stereoisomerism                                            
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                        Molecular Stereochemistry                                            
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                        Stereoisomers                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0020475 | 
| Scope note | The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) | 
| Preferred term | Stereoisomerism | 
| Concept UI | M0514526 | 
| Preferred term | Molecular Stereochemistry | 
| Entry term(s) | Stereochemistry, Molecular | 
| Concept UI | M0020476 | 
| Preferred term | Stereoisomers | 
| Entry term(s) | Stereoisomer | 
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