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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Ate There

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Gordon T. Yee

Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061

J. Chem. Educ., 2002, 79 (5), p 569

DOI: 10.1021/ed079p569

Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2002

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In the book Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, Alice (of Alice-in-Wonderland fame) walks through a mirror into a mirror-image world. Assuming that she is not changed by this transition, her enzymes are still only capable of processing molecules of the handedness of her native world. In short, she has a problem that will severely curtail the duration of her stay because her body cannot make use of most of the calorie-containing molecules that would exist naturally in the mirror-image world. So the question is, what can Alice eat in the mirror-image world that provides nutritional value to her?

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