Penicillin Flashcards
1
Q
Who discovered Penicillin?
A
- Alexander Fleming
- In 1928
- World’s first antibiotic
- Struggled with mass production
2
Q
Why was WW2 important for the development of penicillin?
A
- Urgent demand for antibiotics
- Led to research by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to purify and mass produce penicillin
3
Q
Who funded large-scale production of penicillin?
A
- Before the US entered the war
- US pharmaceutical companies
- US government
- Because Britain could not afford
4
Q
How was penicillin used in WW2?
A
- Used in North Africa to prevent amputations
- Widely available on D-Day
