storage temp. Refrigerator
Chemical Properties Quinine is odorless, but has an intense, bitter taste
Chemical Properties white to light yellow crystal powde
History Quinine is a white crystalline alkaloid best known for treating malaria. Quinine is derived from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Cinchona in the Rubiaceae family. Cinchona trees grow on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains at elevations of several thousand feet. Because these symptoms were associated with malaria, Cinchona bark powder was recognized as a possible treatment in the 1600s by Jesuit missionaries.
Uses Because of its relatively constant and well-known fluorescence quantum yield, quinine is also used in photochemistry as a common fluorescence standard. It has been used for imaging of oxygen evolution and oxide formation. Chloride and bromide have been sh
Uses antimalarial, skeletal muscle relaxant
Uses Quinine occurs in the dried stems or rootbarks of cinchona (Cinchona ledgerianaMoens). It is used in the treatment of malaria.It is also used as an analgesic and antipyreticagent.
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