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Diastereomer

physical science Maturity 9-11

Some tiny things look almost the same.

D-threose.svg
D-threose.svg
They are not twins. They act in different ways. One kind of sugar works fast. Another kind works slow. This helps our bodies. Can you find things that are almost the same?
D-erythrose.svg
D-erythrose.svg

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File:D-erythrose.svg
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File:DThreose Fischer.svg
DThreose Fischer.svg
File:DErythrose Fischer.svg
DErythrose Fischer.svg
File:L-Threonin - L-Threonine.svg
L-Threonin - L-Threonine.svg
File:D-Threonine.svg
D-Threonine.svg
File:L-allo-Threonine.svg
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File:D-allo-Threonine.svg
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