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LARVÆ of Galleria mellonella are selected in their adult state a little before they begin to form their cocoons. Ground up and the chitinous cuticle filtered off, they are extracted with acetone. This extract is washed three times with N/10 sodium hydroxide. The three liquors thus obtained are freed of acetone, neutralized to pH 7·5, and each is concentrated so that 1 c.c. corresponds to 1 gm. of larval bodies.
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OLIVIER, H. ANTIBIOTIC ACTION OF AN EXTRACT OF GALLERIA MELLONELLA*. Nature 159, 685 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159685b0
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