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Pbs Learning Media: Synthesizing an Alkaloid

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In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, learn how chemist Percy Julian revolutionized chemistry by synthesizing the alkaloid physostigmine, derived from the Calabar bean, possessing the ability to treat glaucoma. [5:17]

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)