Scientists have found a way to make paracetamol and ibuprofen from pine trees instead of oil – paving the way for a new generation of environmentally-friendly drugs. BawdenTom reports
to make paracetamol and ibuprofen from pine trees instead of oil – paving the way for a new generation of environmentally-friendly drugs.inhaler drug, salbutamol, from chemicals found in pine trees., a compound found in pine trees which is also a waste product from the paper industry, in place of place of crude oil, to create two of the world’s most common painkillers.
They converted β-pinene into paracetamol and ibuprofen – 100,000 tonnes of each being sold every year around the world. They also synthesised a range of other “precursor” chemicals from turpentine, including 4-HAP , a key ingredient of drugs including beta-blockers and the asthma inhaler drug, salbutamol, as well as others widely used for perfumes, in plastics and in cleaning products.
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