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Revision as of 10:11, 25 May 2008 by Stone (talk | contribs)(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.
Reference
- F. Gaedcke (1855). "Ueber das Erythroxylin, dargestellt aus den Blättern des in Südamerika cultivirten Strauches Erythroxylon Coca Lam". Archiv der Pharmazie. 132 (2): 141–150. doi:10.1002/ardp.18551320208.