Zhang Weishen: A Pioneer in the Development and Industrial Production of Penicillin in New China.
Chin Med Sci J
; 37(3): 282-286, 2022 Sep 30.
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ABSTRACT
The research and development of penicillin started with difficulty before 1949 and achieved certain results. In 1951, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Weishen, as the only Chinese scientist who had been trained and worked in a penicillin research and development center in the United States for many years, overcame many difficulties and returned to China. In 1953, with the efforts of Zhang Weishen and his colleagues, China realized the industrialized production of penicillin, alleviating the urgent needs of the masses. Antibiotics has also become the first discipline to achieve major scientific and technological achievements after the founding of the New China. In the mid-1950s, the technical breakthrough in the localization of lactose substitutes marked the localization of the raw materials of the penicillin-producing culture medium, which paved the way for the industrialized production of penicillin with Chinese characteristics. Antibiotics have become one of the most widely used and affordable drugs for hundreds of millions of patients in China, and China has since ended the humiliating history of the "Sick Man of East Asia".
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Penicilinas
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Médicos
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chin Med Sci J
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
CHINA
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CN
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA