Historical story on natural medicinal chemistry: Isolation, structure, and total synthesis of quinine
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2014.19.001
- Author:
Rui-Xia GUO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pharmacochemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang College
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antimalarial;
Cinchona ledgeriana (Howard) Moens ex Trim;
Natural medicine;
Quinine;
Total synthesis
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2014;45(19):2737-2741
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Quinine is a very famous natural medicine that has saved millions of lives, even being believed to affect the development process of human beings. The study of quinine has left a very important record in the history of science. In this paper, the historical stories on the discovery and study of quinine are summarized in memory of the great discoveries and in honor of the scientists. It also aims at providing the references for future related research. This article is one of the series of historical stories on natural product chemistry written by the authors.
