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Medicinal Chemistry and Penicillin Total Synthesis

These days, we don't have to worry too much about meeting an early demise from ulcers, breaks in the stomach lining that could be fatal back in the early 1900s. This is because we have medicines to treat them, like proton pump inhibitors! In this final episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we'll look at medicinal chemistry by breaking down how penicillin fights bacteria, how proteins are made both in the body and in the lab, and we'll finally finish our synthesis of penicillin V and complete our Mold Medicine Map! Hopefully this series has shown you the many ways organic chemistry is all around us and how it can help us to better understand ourselves, and improve our world!

English
  • Originally Aired April 13, 2022
  • Runtime 14 minutes
  • Production Code qygFjt2_LG4
  • Network YouTube
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created April 14, 2022 by
    subagon
  • Modified April 15, 2022 by
    subagon