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One example of this is with the [[dissociative]] drug [[DXM]]. DXM, or dextromethorphan, is the isomer that rotates clockwise in plane-polarized light. It has antitussive (cough suppressant) and dissociative effects. Levomethorphan is the isomer that rotates anti-clockwise in plane-polarized light. This difference in rotation can radically alter the effects and character of the drug; for example, levomethorphan is an [[opioid]] painkiller. | One example of this is with the [[dissociative]] drug [[DXM]]. DXM, or dextromethorphan, is the isomer that rotates clockwise in plane-polarized light. It has antitussive (cough suppressant) and dissociative effects. Levomethorphan is the isomer that rotates anti-clockwise in plane-polarized light. This difference in rotation can radically alter the effects and character of the drug; for example, levomethorphan is an [[opioid]] painkiller. | ||
[[File:DXM_chirality.png|thumb|center|Two different chiral forms of | [[File:DXM_chirality.png|thumb|center|Two different chiral forms of methorphan can give rise to radically different effects]] | ||
=== Racemic mixture === | === Racemic mixture === | ||