Different roads to discovery; Prontosil (hence sulfa drugs) and penicillin (hence β-lactams)

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-786

  Bentley, Ronald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain; Domagk; Fleming; Florey; Patents; Penicillins; Prontosil; Semi synthetic penicillins; Submerged fermentation; Sulfa drugs; Sulfanilamide

Indexed keywords

ARSPHENAMINE; NEOARSPHENAMINE; PENICILLIN F; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMIDOCHRYSOIDINE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOAZOBENZENE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HISTORY; MALE; PATENT; SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; P-AMINOAZOBENZENE; PATENTS AS TOPIC; PENICILLINS;

EID: 67649121897     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0553-8     Document Type: Review

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