Living Cells Produce Only One Chiral Form of a Biomolecule

question 28

Multiple Choice

Living cells produce only one chiral form of a biomolecule because:

• A) biomolecules, by definition, can exist as only one chiral form.
• B) living cells can only create L isomers.
• C) living cells choose to express only the correct isomer.
• D) living cells have enzymes that are also chiral.
• E) living cells can produce the opposite chiral form only under certain metabolic conditions.

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