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In the Laboratory
Second-Year and AP Chemistry
Modeling the Drug Discovery Process: The Isolation and Biological Testing of Eugenol from Clove Oil
William H. Miles
Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042

Patricia M. Smiley
Southern Lehigh High School, Center Valley, PA 18034

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January 2002
Vol. 79 No. 1
p. 90
Abstract
This experiment describes the isolation and biological testing of eugenol and neutral compounds from commercially available clove oil. By coupling the chemical separation of the components of clove oil (an experiment described in many introductory organic laboratory textbooks) with a simple antibiotic test, the students "discover" the biologically active compound in clove oil. This experiment models one of the primary methods used in the discovery of new pharmaceutical agents.
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 Miles, William H.; Smiley, Patricia M. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 90.
*  Keywords
 AcidÐBase Chemistry; Drugs / Pharmaceuticals; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Medicinal Chemistry; Natural Products; Organic Chemistry; Separation Science
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March 16, 2005
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