Does racemisation dominate for retatrutide held at 25 °C?

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What I have: racemisation · retatrutide · 25 °C.

I suspect the usual explanation for this is wrong, or at least incomplete.

I am aware this may have a boring answer. I would still like the boring answer stated clearly.

What is actually going on here, physically?

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3Is the material lyophilised or already in solution? Completely different answer. – Dr_Priya_Raghunathan 9 months ago

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