Chemist no. 283 of 350 · Biochemistry

Paul Ehrlich

1854-1915GermanyNobel Physiology/Medicine 1908

Chemotherapy; Salvarsan; side-chain theory

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Paul Ehrlich: The Magic Bullet and the Birth of Chemotherapy

How Paul Ehrlich discovered Salvarsan (compound 606), the magic bullet idea and the side-chain theory, with chemistry and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915): Dyes, Antibodies and the Dream of the Magic Bullet

Biography of Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915): Nobel laureate, founder of chemotherapy and creator of Salvarsan. Life, career, struggles and legacy.

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