[‚e·pim·ə·rə′zā·shən] (organic chemistry) In an optically active compound that contains two or more asymmetric centers, a process in which only one of these centers is altered by some reaction to form an epimer.
epimerization
epimerization
[ĕ-pim″er-ĭ-za´shun] the changing of one epimeric form of a compound into another, as by enzymatic action.