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Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist, co-developed penicillin (born 1911)

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Norman Heatley

English biologist (1911–2004)

Norman George Heatley OBE was an English biologist and biochemist. He was a member of the team of Oxford University scientists who developed penicillin. Heatley developed the back-extraction technique for efficiently purifying penicillin in bulk.
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Penicillin

Group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi

Penicillins are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from Penicillium moulds, principally P. chrysogenum and P. rubens. Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using deep tank fermentation and then purified. A number of natural…
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January 5

Day of the year

January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.
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