Crude (decolourised) Penicillin (Sodium Salt)

Crude (decolourised) Penicillin (Sodium Salt)

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Description
"An early sample of penicillin, such as was used for the first human trials in the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. This material almost certainly had less than 40 units per mg." as described by Dr. Norman G. Heatley, one of the members of the team that developed penicillin in 1940-41 at the Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. Dr. Heatley obtained this sample for the Smithsonian in 1953 for the museum's exhibition on antibiotics.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Penicillin, Sample
antibiotic, sample
biological
Other Terms
Penicillin, Sample; Antibiotics; Biologicals; Drugs; Non-Liquid
date made
1941-03-28
Place Made
United Kingdom: England, Oxford
Physical Description
penicillin, crude (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 1 7/8 in x 7/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 2.2225 cm
ID Number
MG.M-06696
catalog number
M-06696
accession number
199422
Credit Line
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, through Dr. N. G. Heatley; Accession 199422 (1953)
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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