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When was penicillin first used as a practical antibiotic?
The action of penicillin was first observed by Sir Alexander Flemming in 1928. It was developed as a practical antibiotic during the late '30's and early '40's, becoming available in quantities in time to treat the Allied wounded on D-Day. About.com has a nice write-up: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpenicillin.htm
Where was the penicillin discovered?
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by the Scottish scientist Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally when he was conducting experiments in his laboratory. He noticed that microbes in some of his cultures were killed off by the growth of Penicillium mold. He was able to extract the effective substances and "penicillin" became the first dedicated antibiotic drug.
How did Alexander Fleming impact your world?
Alexander Fleming made a great contribution to the world though an accident led to the discovery. he noticed in a petri plate of his that there was a clearing area of bacteria around a golden yellow mold. this mould was penicillin species . therefore he thought that the bio product released by penicillin is responsible for the restriction of growth for the bacilli species.Because of this, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain managed to concentrate penicillin and make it effective to use as a antibacterial drug. It is currently a medical standard today
How did Alexander Fleming change the world?
The nobel peace prise winner discovered Penicilin in 1928 ( even though two Australian, Nazi germany refugees further developed it and was only mass prodced in the 40's by US industries). Penicilin is importat because it is an antibiotic naturaly produced from blue mould's. Which directly saved lives in WW2 and led to ore developed antibiotics. That is why fleming's work is important.
What was one of Alexander Fleming's experiments?
In 1906 the young physician Alexander Fleming became a research assistant at St Mary's Hospital in London. Fleming went to France during the First World War to treat wounded soldiers and could see for himself that there was no effective way of treating many infections. Back at St Mary's after the war, Fleming was determined to find a better way of killing germs. In 1928 he was studying staphylococci bacteria (that can, among other things, infect wounds). By pure luck, he noticed that on a dish containing agar on which he had been growing germs, near some mould, the germs were less common. He grew more of the mould, naming it penicillin from its Latin name Penicillium.
Where does penicillin fungi come from?
Penicillin is produced by certain types of fungi, specifically Penicillium molds. These molds can be found in the environment, such as in soil or decaying organic matter. Penicillin was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when he observed its antibiotic properties.
Why was penicillin named penicillin?
The word is from modern Latin, Penicillium Notatum, which was the name of the mould from which it was first obtained. From the Latin Penicillus or 'paintbrush' referring to the shape of the mould cells
What is mold penicillin made from?
Not sure what you mean. Penicillin is extracted and refinedfrom a mould. (Or mold if you're in the US!)
What are the elements in penicillin?
mould
Who was the first guy who took penicillin?
Penicillin was first described by Alexander Fleming in 1929. He proposed to use it as a disinfectant, but didn't believe it would work in the human body. A Cecil George Paine was the first to apply it externally to treat a disease called sycosis barbae, but was unsuccessful. As it was only externally applied here, so I'm not sure that qualifes as 'taking it'. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain continued to do experiments with penicillin in mice, but didn't have enough to treat humans. In 1942 the first human experiment was conducted by Orvan Hess. So the his patient was probably the first to take it. If you want to be clever about it you could say that penicillium, the genus of mould that produces penicillin, is a common food-spoiling mould. Therefore the first human to ever eat spoiled food would qualify for your answer. Penicillium roqueforti, the mould in blue cheeses produces small amounts of penicillin, so perhaps the first person to take penicillin was a frenchman.
Who is Alexander Fleming and what he do?
Fleming discovered that penicillin was a mould that could kill certain types of bacteria that caused disease. The Use of penicillin did not begin until the 1940s when Howard Florey and Ernst Chain made a powder form of penicillin
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.
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.
Penicillin is produced by what?
A form of mold
Are oxytetracycline and penicillin from the same family?
No. Penicillin comes originally from the penicillium mold (mould). The tetracyclines all come from the streptomyces mold (mould). Oxytetracycline is related to streptomycin. Allergy to it probably means allergy to streptomycin, but not to penicillin. And vice-versa.
When was penicillin developed?
Penicillin was first discovered in 1928, by Scottish scientist Sir Alexander Fleming.It was a mistake. He left a petri dish with staphylococcus was left open and found with green - blue mould in it.Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 by compete accident. The discovery was made after leaving his desk untidy whilst on holiday. He was working with another substance in staphylococci and left this to go mouldy, it was only later he discovered it had bacteria fighting agents and could be sued as an anti body.Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by a Scottish scientist.
Does penicillin grow in mould found in old tea or coffee cups?
Yes.
