Chemist no. 345 of 350 · Biochemistry

Gertrude Elion

1918-1999United StatesNobel Physiology/Medicine 1988

Rational drug design; azathioprine, acyclovir

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Gertrude Elion and the Rational Design of Medicines

How Gertrude Elion designed purine analogue drugs like 6-mercaptopurine, allopurinol and acyclovir by rational design. Mechanisms and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Gertrude Elion: The Chemist Who Designed Life-Saving Drugs

Life of Gertrude Elion (1918-1999): New York chemist who designed leukaemia, gout and antiviral drugs and won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Academic lineage

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George H. Hitchingsmentor
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