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[[Image:penicillin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Molecular structure of Penicillin]]
'''Penicillin''' is an [[antibiotic]] acid that kills many types of [[bacteria]]. Credit for its discovery was given to [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[scientist]] [[Alexander Fleming]], though many others have previously noted anti-bacterial effects of Penicillium molds. Its discovery was considered one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th century in the field of [[medicine]].
'''Penicillin''' is an [[antibiotic]] acid that kills many types of [[bacteria]]. Credit for its discovery was given to [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[scientist]] [[Alexander Fleming]], though many others have previously noted anti-bacterial effects of Penicillium molds. Its discovery was considered one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th century in the field of [[medicine]].
Penicillin is grown from molds and has the general formula of C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>SR , where "R" represents a chemical group that is different for different types of penicillin. Its diagram is as follows:
Penicillin is grown from molds and has the general formula of C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>SR , where "R" represents a chemical group that is different for different types of penicillin.
[[Category:Antibiotics]]
[[Category:Antibiotics]]