However, I read recently in 'Chemistry in Britain' (the magazine of the Royal
Society of Chemistry) that it has long been known that both enantiomers are
teratogens, and in any case there is fast racemisation in blood abolishing any
putative difference in therapeutic or adverse effects between enantiomers.
Have other people heard of this story? Which is correct, and how did the
incorrect version come into frequent use?
Kurt
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