The first sulfonamide and first commercially available antibacterial, Prontosil, was developed by a research team led by Gerhard Domagk in 1932 at the Bayer Laboratories of the IG Farben conglomerate in Germany. Domagk received the 1939 Nobel Prize for Medicine for his efforts. Prontosil had a relatively broad effect against Gram-positive cocci, but not against enterobacteria. Research was stimulated apace by its success. The discovery and development of this sulfonamide drug opened the era of antibacterials. COUNT 4
QSN1 What was the first available antibiotic? ANS1 Prontosil QSN2 What company developed Prontosil? ANS2 IG Farben QSN3 Who led the team that came up with Prontosil? ANS3 Gerhard Domagk QSN4 What prize did Domagk get for his work? ANS4 1939 Nobel Prize for Medicine