French chemist who is known for his research in partnership with Joseph-Bienaimé Caventou into #v…
French chemist who is known for his research in partnership with Joseph-Bienaimé Caventou into #vegetable bases and the resulting contributions of #alkaloid chemistry to the field of #medicine.
They helped found the chemistry of vegetable alkaloids.
They isolated #chlorophyll (1817), for which they coined the French name chlorophyle in Ann. de Chimie(1818), IX, 195.
Their alkaloid discoveries included #strychnine (1818), brucine (1819), #quinine (1820), #caffeine (1821), and #cinchonine.
In 1823, using elementary closed-tube analyses in which the alkaloids were combusted, they discovered nitrogen was present in the compounds.
Alkaloids are organic compounds which form water-soluble salts that perform various functions in medicine, including analgesics (pain-killers), and respiratory stimulants.
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