Dimitar Paskov
Dimitar Paskov (, 18 October 1914, Gorno Brodi – 24 April 1986, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian chemist who led the Sopharma team that extracted Nivalin (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 Bulgarian scientists Bulgarian chemists 1914 births 1996 deaths Bulgarians from Aegean Macedonia People from Serres (regional unit)