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  4. Which among the following is an arsenic based antibiotic drug, for which Paul Ehrlichwas awarded Noble prize in 1908

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Q. Which among the following is an arsenic based antibiotic drug, for which Paul Ehrlichwas awarded Noble prize in $1908$

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Paul Ehrlich (a German bacteriologist got Nobel prize in $1908$ for medicine, discovered arsenic bared compound, Salvarsan (arsphenamine) for the treatment of syphilis. Although Salvarsan is toxic to human being, but its effect on the bacteria, spirochete (Causing syphilis) is much greater than on human beings.