Gordon Alles
American chemist and pharmacologist
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Gordon Alles's Degrees
- PhD Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
Why Is Gordon Alles Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Gordon A. Alles , was an American chemist and pharmacologist who did extensive research on the isolation and properties of insulin for the treatment of diabetics. He is also credited with discovering and publishing the physiological effects of amphetamine and methylenedioxyamphetamine . He is the first person to have prepared amphetamine sulfate, although not the amphetamine molecule. Alles first reported the physiological properties of amphetamine as a synthetic analog of ephedrine, and therefore received credit for this discovery. He enjoyed large royalties from Smith, Kline & French because he sold his patent rights for amphetamine to the company and it enjoyed large sales. Several popular products sold by SKF contained amphetamine, including Benzedrine pills and inhalers, Dexedrine pills and Dexamyl tablets. Counterfeit drugs such as Profetamine appeared, aiming to circumvent Alles' 'weak' patent.
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