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アメリカの大豆、なにかの薬の原料になってなかったかな

僕が思ってたのはたぶんリウマチの治療薬のコルチゾンなんだけどWikipediaには大豆との関係は書かれてなかった
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisone

en.wikipedia.orgCortisone - Wikipedia

生化学者 Percy Julian さんが大豆タンパクからいろいろ工業的に合成したという話をNOVAで見たんだった
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/forgotten-genius/

防火剤とか関節炎の治療薬とか家庭用のペンキとかの原料になるらしい
> From the soybean, he wrested a fire retardant used to douse gasoline fires on aircraft carriers during World War II; the soybean also became the foundation for hydrocortisone treatments for arthritis and for hormonal treatments.
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2007/januaryfebruary/feature/percy-julian

www.pbs.orgForgotten GeniusAgainst all odds, African-American chemist Percy Julian became one of the great scientists of the 20th century.