Conformer

Conformer is a term used in biology and chemistry to describe an organism or molecule that adapts to its environment by changing its physical properties. In biology, a conformer is an organism that does not regulate its internal conditions, instead changing as the environment changes. In chemistry, a conformer refers to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule that results from rotation about a single bond.

Biology

In biology, a conformer is an organism that allows its internal condition to vary with certain external changes. For example, a conformer does not regulate its body temperature, instead, its body temperature changes with the ambient temperature. This is in contrast to a regulator, which maintains its internal conditions relatively constant, regardless of external changes.

Chemistry

In chemistry, a conformer refers to one of the arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond, while all other bonds remain unchanged. Conformers are thus different spatial arrangements of a molecule that differ by the rotation about one or more single bonds, but not by any changes in connectivity or bond order.

See also

• Regulator (biology)
• Isomer
• Stereoisomerism

References

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