Dimitar Paskov

Dimitar Paskov (Bulgarian: Димитър Пасков, 18 October 1914, Gorno Brodi – 24 April 1986, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian chemist who led the Sopharma team that extracted Nivalin^[1] (Galantamine) in 1959. The original phytopreparation is an extract of the alkaloid from bulbs of common snowdrop.

Galantamine hydrobromide (Nivalin) has formula C₁₇H₂₁NO₃.HBr and molecular weight 386.3.

References

^ CHRUSCIEL, M. and VARAGIĆ, V. (1966), THE EFFECT OF GALANTAMINE ON THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF THE RAT. British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, 26: 295–301. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1966.tb01908.x