How plant enzymes learned to tell mirror-image molecules apart

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What happened

Many naturally occurring molecules such as menthol or limonene exist in two mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers, that look almost identical but can differ greatly in smell, taste or effect on the body.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:20:01 UTC.

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