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Pelletier, Pierre Joseph

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Pelletier, Pierre Joseph (pyĕr zhôzĕf` pĕlətyā`), 1788–1842, French chemist. With J. B. Caventou Caventou, Joseph Bienaimé (zhôzĕf` byăNnāmā` käväNt
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, he was cofounder of alkaloid chemistry and codiscoverer of quinine, strychnine, brucine, and other alkaloids. He also isolated such other substances as picrotoxin, caffeine, and piperine. He was especially noted for his introduction of new methods of generating organic substances.

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