Sertürner, Friedrich Wilhelm

Walter Sneader, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003616

1783–1841 German apothecary who isolated morphine from opium.

Keywords: morphine; opium; alkaloids; Sertürner

 Further Reading
    Hanzlik PJ (1929) 125th Anniversary of the discovery of morphine by Sertürner. Journal of the American Pharmacological Association 18: 375–384.
    Lockemann G (1951) Friedrich Wilhelm Sertürner, the discoverer of morphine. Journal of Chemical Education 28: 277–279.
    book Sneader W (1996) Drug Prototypes and their Exploitation, pp. 85–96. Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

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Sneader, Walter(Apr 2001) Sertürner, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003616]