Chiralité et médicaments: Une très importante découverte scientifique européenne

Authors

  • Olivier Lafont Professor Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rouen, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-6336_14_1

Keywords:

Chirality, history, medicines, eutomers, distomers

Abstract

Malus, Biot, Mitscherlich and Louis Pasteur’s Works conducted to the discovery molecular asymmetry, which was, later on, named chirality by Lord Kelvin. The role of chirality on pharmacological activity of medicines and on their eventual toxicity was progressively revealed. Eutomers are responsible for pharmaceutical activity, but distomers can be either devoid of any activity, toxic, or auxiliary of activity.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/1647-6336_14_1

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Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

Lafont, O. (2016). Chiralité et médicaments: Une très importante découverte scientifique européenne. Debater a Europa, (14), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-6336_14_1

Issue

No. 14 (2016): Europe, Pharmacy, Medicine

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