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BlackRose@slrpnk.net to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil

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Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil

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BlackRose@slrpnk.net to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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A team of scientists, from the University of Bath's Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability have found a way to create two of the world's most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, one which is also a waste product from the paper industry.
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    This feels like college organic chemistry all over again.

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