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This lecture was held in Zürich to commemorate the 70th birthday of Prof.Paul Karrer; it briefly outlines his life-work as a scientist and then reviews, in greater detail, some of his important work in various fields: vegetable dyestuffs (carotenoids), vitamins (particularly vitamins A, E and K) and curare alkaloids.
As is the purpose of this lecture, a review is also given of the author's own work: ergot alkaloids and their derivatives; cardiac glycosides of squill, digitalis etc.; and finally, the most recent results of research on chlorophyll — the crystallization of natural chlorophylla andb after many years of endeavour.
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ErstePaul-Karrer-Vorlesung, gehalten im Rahmen der öffentlichen Feier zum 70. Geburtstag von Prof.Paul Karrer, am 25. April 1959 in der Aula der Universität Zürich.
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Stoll, A. Aus der Chemie der Naturstoffe. Experientia 16, 85–100 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02158086
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