Gerhard Domagk discovered that the red dye Prontosil is active against streptococcal infections in mice and humans. Soon afterward French workers showed that its active antibacterial agent is sulphanilamide.
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Sulphanilamide
//sʌlfəˈnɪləmaɪd//
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