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Select the correct statements about early chemotherapeutic agents and penicillins.
ASalvarsan, an arsenic compound made by Paul Ehrlich, was used against syphilis
BPenicillin was first isolated from a Streptomyces bacterium
CProntosil is converted in the body to sulphanilamide, which is the active antibacterial agent
DAmpicillin is a semisynthetic modification of penicillin
Answer: A, C, D
Prontosil is a prodrug of sulphanilamide, Salvarsan treated syphilis and ampicillin is a semisynthetic penicillin. Fleming obtained penicillin from the mould Penicillium, not Streptomyces.