1. From: Stereoselective Effects of Etomidate Optical Isomers on Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors and Animals 
Anesthes. 1998;88(3):
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Figure 6. R(+) and S(-) etomidate are equally effective at disrupting lipid bilayers. The main chain-melting phase transition of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine bilayers can be seen by the abrupt change in light scattering (and hence absorbance) at [approxiamately] 41 [degree sign] Celsius. In the presence of 1 mM etomidate, the phase transition is decreased from a control value of / [degree sign] Celsius to / [degree sign] Celsius for the R(+) isomer and to / [degree sign] Celsius for the S(-) isomer.
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