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Julian Laboratories plant in Mexico City, Mexico

  • Laboratorios Julian de Mexico

  • After 1954 – before 1961
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Silent footage of the Julian Laboratories plant in Mexico City, founded by American chemist Percy Julian in the early 1950s. Julian opened this plant to process Mexican yams, which were a major source of diosgenin, a compound used in synthesizing steroids like estrogen, testosterone, and cortisone. This plant was purchased by pharmaceutical company Smith, Kline & French in 1961.

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  • 04M 49S
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  • Smith Kline
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Julian Laboratories, Inc. “Julian Laboratories Plant in Mexico City, Mexico.” 16mm (photographic film size), n.d. Percy Lavon Julian Papers. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/y1e53rl.

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