Explain Why Living Organisms Are Able to Produce Particular Chiral

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Essay

Explain why living organisms are able to produce particular chiral forms of different biomolceules while laboratory chemical synthesis usually produces a racemic mixture.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (materials, labor, and overhead) in product costs, excluding fixed overhead costs.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost attributed to producing one unit of product, including direct materials, direct labor, and allocated manufacturing overhead.

Net Operating Income

A company's income after operating expenses have been deducted, but before deducting interest and taxes.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs, with fixed overhead expenses charged against income in the period they are incurred.