Archive for May, 2006
HOW-TO: DIY Tamiflu
Hate the thought of perishing in a bird-flu pandemic simply because the patent police, government ineptitude and the alignment of the planets has prevented you from having access to Tamiflu? If you fear that “the man” is trying to keep you down - six feet in a hole, There may be hope for you and the future generations you may live to sire…
(NOTE: you may have observed a hint of sarcasm above. See this post: HOW-TO: Bury a Corpse In Case of a Bird Flu Pandemic. I have a general dislike of fearmongering by the media.)
Researchers have developed a simpler, less expensive method for creating Tamiflu than patent-holder Roche currently uses. The research team has filed for a patent on the revised technique and has released it to the public domain.
Read the Recipe: A Short Enantioselective Pathway for the Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Neuramidase Inhibitor Oseltamivir from 1,3-Butadiene and Acrylic Acid
Background information on the research: New Routes To Tamiflu Emerge
Links courtesy of Make magazine’s blog.
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