A specific stereoisomer of a pharmaceutical drug having one or more stereogenic center tends to be responsible for the biological activity. In some cases, the other isomer could cause damaging side effects. [ 1 1. Rouhi , AM Chiral business . Chem. Eng. News 2003 , 81 ( 18 ), 45 – 55 . [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®] View all references ] The therapeutic inactive isomer is regarded as an impurity that possesses different or undesirable pharmacological activity. This ...