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Following Paracelsus, the early investigators of medicinal chemistry were often largely trained as physicians who had gained a knowledge of the emerging field of chemistry, a field yet in its infancy.
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Lightner, D.A. (2013). Early Scientific Investigations. In: Bilirubin: Jekyll and Hyde Pigment of Life. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol 98. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1637-1_2
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