How is chirality determined?

I get the concept of two variants of a molecule that are mirror images of each other. I don't get what allows us to look at a specific enantiomer and say "this is left handed" or "this is right handed" such that we can say all amino acids are left-handed and all metabolizable sugars are right handed.

I read that we trace the path from the "lowest" to the "highest" priority groups and then see whether this motion is clockwise or counterclockwise...but the same rotation will be either clockwise or counterclockwise depending on which side you view it from.

What am I missing?

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u/Ok-Maintenance-6744 — 3 days ago

What are the pros and cons of restricting immigration when there are job shortages?

At a very basic level it seems like restricting immigration would increase demand for the existing labor pool, increasing salaries and reducing unemployment. But it's economics, so I'm sure there are all kinds of knock on effects.

At its heart my question is: if you are trying to optimize for the financial health of your citizens, what is the likely impact of different immigration policies. Extra credit for considering senior care when the birth rate is below replacement rate (which I believe is true at this point for all industrialized nations).

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u/Ok-Maintenance-6744 — 1 month ago

My son and I have gone sporting clay shooting a couple of times and I'd like us to try our hand at duck hunting, but I have zero hunting experience.

Hoping to hunt puddle ducks so we can eat what we shoot. Anybody know any outfits with guided hunts in Don Edwards or Eden Landing?

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u/Ok-Maintenance-6744 — 2 months ago