Relenza, a pharmaceutical drug used
to fight influenza (flu), went into production in
1999.
The synthesis of Relenza is a
multi-step process involving a number of chemical reactions that should be
familiar to High School Chemistry students.
The June 2012 issue of AUS-e-NEWS
outlines the steps used to sythesise Relenza from commercially available
N-acetyl-neuraminic acid.
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