Alexander L. Dounce | |
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 Alexander Dounce, ca. 1947–1950 | |
| Born | December 7, 1909 New York, United States |
| Died | April 24, 1997 (aged 87) Rochester, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College, Cornell University |
| Known for | Dounce homogenizer; co-discovery of catalase crystallization |
| Spouse | Anna Elizabeth Dounce |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, biochemistry |
| Institutions | Cornell University (1936–1941), University of Rochester (1941–retirement), |
| Thesis | Study of dihydrofurans and the dehydration rearrangement of 2,3-ethylenic 1,4-diols.[1] (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | James B. Sumner[2] |
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Alexander Latham Dounce (December 7, 1909 – April 24, 1997) was an American professor of biochemistry. Among his fields of study were the isolation and purification of cellular organelles, protein crystallization, enzymes (specifically catalase), DNA binding proteins, and the chemical basis of protein synthesis. He also invented the Dounce homogenizer, which was named after him.
- ^ Dounce 1935.
- ^ Harris, Ruth R.; Nirenberg, Marshall W. (1995). "The Harris Interviews" (PDF). history.nih.gov. National Institutes of Health. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF, 0.2 MB) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-06-07.