Nystatin, Lab Samples
Maker and role
Rachel Fuller Brown, Patentee
Elizabeth Lee Hazen (b.1885, d.1975), Patentee
Production date
1960s
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Chemicals, glass, metal, paper, cork, plastic
Measurements
3 3/8 x 7/8" (8.5 x 2.3cm)
1 1/2 x 3/8" (3.8 x 1cm)
1 1/2 x 3/8" (3.8 x 1cm)
Description
Dr. Rachel Fuller Brown and Dr. Elizabeth Lee Hazen discovered and reported a substance derived from the microorganism Streptomyces noursei. This substance, called nystatin, was the world’s first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. Their invention proved extremely useful for the treatment of fungal diseases of the intestines, skin, mouth, and throat.
Object number
2004.11.4.1.-12
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