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Quinine

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Mechanism of Action of Antieukaryotic and Antiviral Compounds

Part of the book series: Antibiotics ((1512,volume 5 / 2))

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Quinine is the oldest chemotherapeutic drug still in use. The first recorded medical application of an infusion of the bark of the cinchona tree dates back to 1630 when Don Juan López de Cannizares was treated in Peru for an intermittent fever. Don Juan recommended the medication to the viceroy for the treatment of his wife, the Condesa de Chinchón. By 1639 the cinchona bark had reached Europe and became known as Jesuits’ powder.

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    Fred E. Hahn Ph.D.

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Hahn, F.E. (1979). Quinine. In: Hahn, F.E. (eds) Mechanism of Action of Antieukaryotic and Antiviral Compounds. Antibiotics, vol 5 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46407-2_17

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