Historical story on natural medicinal chemistry: Isolation, structure, and total synthesis of quinine / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Quinine is a very famous natural medicine that has saved millions of lives, even being believed to affect the development process of human beings. The study of quinine has left a very important record in the history of science. In this paper, the historical stories on the discovery and study of quinine are summarized in memory of the great discoveries and in honor of the scientists. It also aims at providing the references for future related research. This article is one of the series of historical stories on natural product chemistry written by the authors.