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  • Fleming's Research On Penicillin
    825 words
    The advent of penicillin forever changed the world of medicine at its discovery with its ability to treat diseases, deadly at the time, that are now considered commonplace and easily treatable. Penicillin was one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century, as antibiotics are one of the most highly prescribed drugs in the world today. Although its discovery is often described as serendipitous, the process by which it was cultivated was quite meticulous, and continued attention has been ...
  • First Real Test For Penicillin
    547 words
    Penicillin was accidentally discovered at St. Mary's Hospital, London in 1929 by Dr. Alexander Fleming. As test continued, Fleming began to realize that he was on the verge of a great discovery. However, he still did not know the identity of the fungus, and had little knowledge of fungi. His crude extracts could be diluted 1,000 times and still be effective in killing bacteria. After years of working on penicillin and going nowhere, many of his co-workers grew tired of hearing about it. The firs...
  • Sir Alexander Fleming
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    My topic for the top one hundred news stories of the century is Penicillin. I choose this subject because I felt I needed to prove that it is more than just an antibiotic or just a mold. In the following paragraphs I hope to make my point clear. Penicillin itself can be used to treat many and a wide variety of diseases. It can be used for treatment of respiratory infections to sexually transmitted diseases. We can use it on humans and animals too. The following are some disease that can be treat...
  • Antibiotics And Penicillin Antibiotics
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    Antibiotics and Penicillin Antibiotics was created to kill the growth of infectious organisms, produced by bacteria or molds that are toxic to other micro- organisms. Antibiotic refers to antibacterials all antibiotics are more toxic to an organism than they are to an animal or human. How they made antibiotics was not understood until the late 20th century. the principle of using organic compounds to fight infection has been known since ancient times. Plant extracts were used for medicine for ce...
  • 100000 Penicillin Resistant Disease
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    was the first naturally-occurring antibiotic discovered - and the first to be used therapeutically. An antibiotic is any substance produced by a microorganism which can kill or inhibit the growth of a different microorganism. We now call such substances, and any similarly-acting substances which humans design, chemotherapeutic agents. Before we begin to talk specifically about penicillin, it will be useful to kind of place you in the life and times of people in the 1800's. During this time, no o...
  • Fleming's Discovery Of Penicillin
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    Who in your opinion was the most important individual in the 20th Century? Throughout the 20th Century there have been a number of significant personalities who with their attributes have changed the course of history for the benefit or destruction of humankind. Prominent individuals have significantly contributed to society through many fields, ranging from science and technology to politics and human rights. Alexander Fleming was one of the most important scientists in the medical world whose ...
  • Effects Of Drug The Effect Of Penicillin
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    Introduction Penicillin (the wonder drug) is an antibiotic from a penicillium mold, which kills off bacteria. This antibiotic works by breaking down cell walls, which make it impossible for the bacteria to live. Human cells are not affected because they do not have cell walls. This drug is very effective for killing bacteria in the body. Penicillin would kill diseases like pneumonia, syphilis, gonorrhea etc. Another thing Penicillin can do is to protect your body from infections. This is very im...
  • Improper Antibiotic Use Of Penicillin
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    Penicillin, substance named this because the fungal contaminant was identified as Penicillium no tatum. The antibacterial effect of penicillin was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929. With its interesting mode of action, Penicillin prevents the cross-linking of small peptide chain in peptidoglycan, the main wall polymer of bacteria. This simple antibiotic has surely made its mark and continues to do so all around the world. Penicillin has helped, enriched and saved the lives of many; h...

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