From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!rwhaas
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Title: Re: Sucrose Isomer, anyone??
Article-I.D.: mhuxt.496
Posted: Tue Jun  8 07:57:05 1982
Received: Wed Jun  9 00:54:41 1982
References: eiss.335

Although I haven't heard of any efforts to produce a sucrose isomer which
is not metabolized but passes through the body, the possibility appears
very real. I would conjecture that the glucose part would be L- rather
than D-glucose. It is not uncommon for one optically active isomer to
have certain physiological properties, while its mirror image may be
very similar in simple chemical reactions but may react differently
or not at all, in more complex environments, such as the chemistry
inside the body. If memory serves correctly, the D- form of benzedrine
is an "upper", while the L- form is mostly inactive. I've been out
of chemistry for ten years. Can anyone confirm or deny any of this?
Roy Haas ( mhuxt!rwhaas)