image by Wikimedia Commons Moronic Acid || 3-oxoolean-18-en-28-oic acid Hold up. I’m totally not joking, it’s called Moronic Acid. Isn’t that just awesome? I would totally like to use this to start my case that chemists do have a sense of humour. Moronic Acid can be naturally extracted from Rhus javanica and also mistletoe. On another note, moronic acid is under development as an anti-HIV drug, which is very exciting, indeed! Along with this, a derivative has become a leading chemical in the treatment of the herpes simplex virus 1.

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Moronic Acid || 3-oxoolean-18-en-28-oic acid

Hold up. I’m totally not joking, it’s called Moronic Acid. Isn’t that just awesome? I would totally like to use this to start my case that chemists do have a sense of humour.

Moronic Acid can be naturally extracted from Rhus javanica and also mistletoe.

On another note, moronic acid is under development as an anti-HIV drug, which is very exciting, indeed! Along with this, a derivative has become a leading chemical in the treatment of the herpes simplex virus 1.