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What Is the Percentage of the R Enantiomer in a Sample

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What is the percentage of the R enantiomer in a sample of carvone that has a specific rotation of 30, given that the specific rotation of (R) -carvone is −61?


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Metabolically Important Substances

Chemical compounds or elements that play crucial roles in the metabolic processes of organisms, including nutrients, enzymes, and hormones.

Glucose

Six-carbon monosaccharide; used as an energy source during cellular respiration and as a monomer of the structural polysaccharides.

Tubular Secretion

Movement of certain molecules from blood into the distal convoluted tubule of a nephron so that they are added to urine.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

Final portion of a nephron that joins with a collecting duct; associated with tubular secretion.

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