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Definition of Levorotatory

Levorotatory
Levorotatory Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc. [Written also l[ae]vorotatory.]

Meaning of Levorotatory from wikipedia

- dextrorotary — d-rotary, represented by (+), clockwise), or to the left (levorotatory or levorotary — l-rotary, represented by (−), counter-clockwise) depending...
- receptor agonist, and bronchodilator which was never marketed. It is the levorotatory or (R)-enantiomer of isoprenaline. Elks J (2014). The Dictionary of Drugs:...
- the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. It is the levorotatory enantiomer of milnacipran, and has similar effects and pharmacology,...
- an opioid medication used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is the levorotatory enantiomer of the compound racemorphan. Its dextrorotatory counterpart...
- that only the levorotatory enantiomer was effective [49] and developed a biotechnological process for the preparation of the pure levorotatory enantiomer...
- hallucinogen. It is the dextrorotatory enantiomer of racemorphan; the levorotatory enantiomer is levorphanol. Dextrorphan is produced by O-demethylation...
- (meso-form). Most calcium tartrate of biological origin is the chiral levorotatory (–) isomer. Zoecklein, Bruce; Fugelsang, Kenneth C.; Gump, Barry H.;...
- humans in particular. Lactic acid Lactic acid, a naturally produced levorotatory isomer, has been titled an attractant of mosquitoes for a long time....
- synthesized in 1963 and is a racemic mixture of dextro and levorotatory forms. The levorotatory form, levonorgestrel, provides the biologic activity. Third-generation...
- synthesized (D-glyceraldehyde is dextrorotatory; L-glyceraldehyde is levorotatory). An alternative convention is to use the (S) and (R) designators to...