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THE separation of racemic mixtures of optical isomers is still limited, with rare exceptions, to the methods of Pasteur. For this reason the resolution of substances which seem identical in the test-tube but are importantly different in biology usually proves to be difficult and expensive both in research and in the chemical industry.
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LENDRUM, F. Separation of Racemic Mixtures by Electrophoresis in a Strong Centrifugal or Magnetic Field. Nature 172, 499 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172499b0
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