Featured Molecules: Penicillin and Vitamin B12

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Featured Molecules: Penicillin and Vitamin B12

Edward W. Fedosky University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI 53715

July Featured Molecules This month’s molecules are mentioned in the article by Jensen, Palenik, and Suh, entitled, “The History of Molecular Structure Determination Viewed through the Nobel Prizes” (page 753). Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in part for determining the structures of penicillin and vitamin B12. Fully manipulable (Chime) versions of these and other molecules are available at the Only@JCE Online Web site: http:// jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/WebWare/ MonthlyMolecules/2003/Jul/.

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penicillin

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Journal of Chemical Education • Vol. 80 No. 7 July 2003 • JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu