1. converting a compound into an epimer; undergoing or causing a change in the stereochemical configuration at one or more chiral centers while maintaining the same molecular formula
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry; present participle of epimerize

Examples

• The glucose solution began epimerizing when heated in the presence of a base.
• Epimerizing the sugar compound produced its stereoisomer.
• Under alkaline conditions, the aldose was epimerizing to form a mixture of epimers.
• The enzyme catalyzes the reaction by epimerizing the substrate at the C-4 position.
• Researchers studied the mechanism of epimerizing various carbohydrates in solution.