Jerry L. McLaughlin is a researcher who has conducted research for 28 years studying plants looking for

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that fight

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at Purdue University's School of Pharmacy. He published his findings on the Annonaceous acetogenins in peer reviewed journals. These

acetogenins Acetogenins are a class of polyketide natural products found in plants of the family Annonaceae. They are characterized by linear 32- or 34-carbon chains containing oxygenated functional groups including hydroxyls, ketones, epoxides, tetrahydrof ...

have been identified as having a number of effects, including acting as potential anticancer agents. As a member of the ''

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'', he served as a term as president 1982-83 and edited the ''

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'', their publication for a few years. He received the

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from them in 2007.

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