Question

Fleming, Chain and Florey were awarded Nobel Prize in 1945 for the

• A. HIV
• B. Staphylococcus
• C. CT scan
• D. Penicillin

Answer 1

The correct option is D Penicillin

Discovery
Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin was serendipitous. He noticed a clear zone around the Penicillium mould whereas the rest of the petri plate had bacterial colonies.

Ernst and Florey
Ernst and Florey identified and devised methods to increase the production and purification of penicillin by the mould. Penicillin, therefore, is the first antibiotic that was produced.



Nobel prize
Ernst, Florey and Chain were awarded the Nobel prize in 1945 for this discovery.