1. to convert (a sugar or other compound) into an epimer; to undergo epimerization
Usage: chemistry; chiefly British spelling (American: epimerize)

Examples

• The glucose solution will epimerise to form mannose under basic conditions.
• Heat and alkaline catalysts can cause sugars to epimerise.
• In the laboratory, researchers epimerise the compound to study its stereoisomeric properties.
• The enzyme facilitates the reaction that allows the substrate to epimerise efficiently.