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Revision as of 13:49, 30 May 2007 by Fisherjs (talk | contribs) (add cat - see WP:UNCAT)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The German chemist Friedrich Gaedcke was the first person to isolate the cocaine alkaloid which happened in 1855.
Gaedcke named the alkaloid “erythroxyline,” and published a description in the journal Archives de Pharmacie.