Neo Neo Arsemin. (Dioxydiamino-arsenobenzol Natrium)
notes: label: Description
content: Neo Neo Arsemin is a sodium compound of dioxy-diamino-arsenobenzol-dihydrochloride (better known as Salvarsan) used for the treatment of syphilis. In 1909, German biochemist, Paul Erhlich, and co-worker, Sahachiro Hata of Japan, developed Salvarsan (dioxy-diamino-arsenobenzol-dihydrochloride), the first chemo-therapy drug for the treatment of syphilis. Salvarsan is considered to be the first so-called "magic bullet" -- a drug developed to target a specific known pathogenic organism.
label: Description
content: U.S. Patents for producing the sodium compounds, less toxic than Salvarsan, were granted to Umetaro Suzuki of Tokyo, Japan, in 1920 and 1923.
label: Description
content: Printed on this specimen from World War II: "Biologically and Clinically Tested by Dr. Yoshimaro Kuno."
label: Description
content: This item is one of over 30 medical-military objects collected by Harold B. Price, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, during his deployment in the Pacific theater during World War II. The material is all associated with the Japanese military and most of the items were collected on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll. The island was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Tarawa, November 20-23, 1943.
label: Description
content: Mr. Price loaned the material to the Smithsonian in August, 1944, and it was immediately put on public display. The original loan included a Japanese microscope and accessories which were returned to Price in November 1946. The remainder of the material was retained in the collection as a permanent gift.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: Japan: Japan
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harold B. Rice
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-05245
label: catalog number
content: M-05245
label: accession number
content: 168283
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pharmaceutical
label: Other Terms
content: Neoneo Arsemin; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Sodium arsphenamine (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 3 in x 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.905 cm