Newsgroups: sci.bio Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca!mroussel From: mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Marc Roussel) Subject: Re: Quinine Message-ID: <1991Jan3.220842.27854@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> Keywords: quinine Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto References: <71500@bu.edu.bu.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 1991 22:08:42 GMT In article <71500@bu.edu.bu.edu> vida@bu-geo.tmc.edu (Vida Jakabhazy) writes: >Occasionally, I will purchase tonic water and now that I'm married, hubby >drinks lots. I've always known that it contains quinine which is used to >cure malaria, however, I never knew where it came from. I noticed quinine on the list of ingredients in Brio, too. Does anyone know why quinine is added to these carbonated beverages? Marc R. Roussel mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca