Penicillin was first discovered by ______ ? (1) A. Fleming. (2) L. Pasteur. (3) G. Thompson (4) A. Noble.

Question : Penicillin was first discovered by ______ ?

(1) A. Fleming.

(2) L. Pasteur.
(3) G. Thompson
(4) A. Noble.

Answer : In all above options the correct answer is (1) A. Fleming.

Explanation of answer : Penicillin is a group of antibiotics which are used in the treatment of throat infections, meningitis, syphilis, and other different type of infections. Penicillin was first discovered by Alexander Fleming who was a Scottish physician and microbiologist. A. Fleming (Alexander Fleming) worked many years and first discovered penicillin in the year of 1928 which having empirical formula or molecular formula by R-C₉H₁₁N₂O₄S . and the structure of  Penicillin is given below –