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2024
Marker_degradation
Marker degradation
English
Noun
Marker
degradation
(
chemistry
)
A three-step
synthetic
route
in
steroid
chemistry
, used for the production of
cortisone
and
mammalian
sex hormones
from
plant
steroids.
Etymology
It was developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–40.
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