New Mexican cuisine — Dried red New Mexico chile peppers (Capsicum annuum) New Mexican cuisine is a regional cuisine found in New Mexico, reflecting the regional climate and long history as part of the Native American, Mexican, Spanish and United States cultures. This … Wikipedia
Dioscorea mexicana — Mexican yam Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots … Wikipedia
Percy Lavon Julian — Infobox Person name = Percy Lavon Julian image size = 250px caption = Julian circa 1940–1950 birth date = birth date|1899|4|11|mf=y birth place = Montgomery, Alabama death date = death date and age|1975|4|19|1899|4|11|mf=y death place = Waukegan … Wikipedia
steroids, plant — The previous subject is obviously an endless one, but as this is the glossary of an herbal nature, let me assure you, virtually no plants have a direct steroid hormone mimicking effect. There are a few notable exceptions with limited… … Herbal-medical glossary
Marker degradation — The Marker degradation is a three step synthetic route in steroid chemistry developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–40. It is used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones (progesterone, estradiol, etc.) from… … Wikipedia
Russell Earl Marker — (March 12, 1902 ndash; March 23, 1995) was an eccentric American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation. Later in his career he went on to found a steroid industry in Mexico when he successfully … Wikipedia
Syntex — Laboratorios Syntex SA was a pharmaceutical company formed in Mexico City in 1944 by Russell Marker to manufacture therapeutic steroids from the Mexican yam. Syntex was integrated into the Roche group in 1994.Prominent researchers* Russell Marker … Wikipedia
ACS National Historical Chemical Landmarks — The ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 and has recognized 60 landmarks to date. The project is part of the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry and has the aim of compiling… … Wikipedia
D. mexicana — may refer to: Dasyprocta mexicana, the Mexican agouti, a rodent species found in Cuba and Mexico Dioscorea mexicana, the Mexican yam or barbasco de placa, a plant species found in Mexico and Panama See also Mexicana (disambiguation) This… … Wikipedia
National Historic Chemical Landmarks — Plaque noting National Historical Chemical Landmark status at the Joseph Priestley House. The National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 and has recognized more than 60 landmarks to date.… … Wikipedia
