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Chiral center

Atom which is the focus of stereoisomerism in a molecule Two enantiomers of a generic amino acid at the stereocenter In stereochemistry, a stereocenter of a molecule is an atom (center), axis or plane that is the focus of stereoisomerism; that is, when having at least three different groups bound to the stereocenter, interchanging any two different groups creates a new stereoisomer.

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