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Penicillin is isolated from?

Penicillin is obtained from the Penicillium notatum mold.


Who invented pencilline?

Nobody invented penicillin, since it is derived from the mold on bread. Alexander Fleming discovered the medical usage of penicillin in 1928.


What kind of mold can you turn into penicillon?

Penicillin is derived from the Penicillium mold commonly found on bread or fruit. The mold produces the antibiotic penicillin as a byproduct of its metabolism, which can then be extracted and used for medical purposes.


How do you turn bread mold in penicillin?

Bread mold does not turn into penicillin. Bread mold makes penicillin as aby-product of its metabolic processes. Penicillin is manufactured by growing bread mould in a nutrient and stripping off the produced penicillin in the same manner that alcohol is made by yeast and the alcohol recovered.


What spoilt bread has to do with penicillin?

Spoiled bread can sometimes contain penicillium mold, which is the same fungus used to produce penicillin. This mold naturally produces the antibiotic penicillin when it grows on bread, which led to the discovery of the antibiotic properties of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928.


Does an orange peel contain penicillin?

I don't think so, I think the mold of penicillin grows on oranges and bread if you leave them in a 70 degree temperature. It will grow a blue green algae, penicillin.. That needs to be purified further.. Orange peels contains all sorts of awesome oils that control the growth of bacterias, etc.


Is penicillin a mold or a fungus?

Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium, a fungi.


Which bread does penicillin grow on?

Penicillin was discovered as a product of the mold Penicillium notatum. This mold is generally found on the skin of oranges and lemons and Alexander Fleming was eating an orange and plating bacteria at the same time. Some mold contaminated the culture dish and when it was incubated, zones of inhibition appeared around the mold colonies. This was investigated and penicillin was discovered! This mold is also commonly found on stale bread.


An important antibiotic derived from fungus?

penicillin


Can penicillin grow on bread?

yes, yes it can.


What are the molds that grow on bread?

penicillin is the most common mold to grow on bread


Does blue cheese dressing have penicillin?

No. Penicillin was originally found on bread mold, not cheese mold. Not that moldy bread will have enough penicilllin to 'cure' anything.